Cox, Jack –

Of 128, Westbrooke Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Of Mill House, Turton, Lancashire. Formerly Private 2155, 1st/5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Acted as orderly to the late aptain Pilling. Died of wounds in Newcastle Royal Infirmary.

Personal details

  • Surname: Cox
  • Forename: Jack
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Crewkerne, Somerset
  • Place of residence: Turton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 24
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: April 16th, 1918
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 1st/4th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 240515
  • Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
  • Enlistment date: August 5th, 1914 - 1914-08-05
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Turton (St. Anne) Churchyard, Lancashire, UK
  • CWGC reference: New Ground. 1096.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 25/08/1916 26/04/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6b 6b*

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