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COX, Bernard Edward Ludgate
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 3329, V80393, VX13226 |
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Enlisted: | 9 November 1916 |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | London, England, 26 July 1890 |
Home Town: | Tongala, Campaspe, Victoria |
Schooling: | Unknown |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Illness whilst a prisoner of war, Rabaul, 27 March 1942, aged 51 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Rabaul Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
9 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3329, 2nd Pioneer Battalion | |
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16 Dec 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3329, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
16 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3329, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
13 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, 3329, 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
World War 2 Service
4 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Private, V80393, 12 Garrison Battalion | |
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25 Apr 1940: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), V80393, 12 Garrison Battalion | |
26 Apr 1940: | Involvement Lance Corporal, VX13226, 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW2 | |
26 Apr 1940: | Transferred Private, 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion, Transfer from Militia. Understated his age and changed his middle name from Ludgate to Luggate. | |
1 Jun 1941: | Involvement Lance Corporal, VX13226, 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion, Australia's Northern Periphery |
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Bernard Edward Ludgate COX was born in London on 26th July,1890
His parents were John COX & Mary Ann MAHONEY /MARNEY who married on 18th May, 1875 in St Pancras Church, St Pancras, UK