Private Albert George Cox
Rank or Title
Date of Birth
1882
Date of Death
19 Apr 1916
War time / or Pre War occupation
Farm labourer
Employer
Henry Gates, Sundon
Regiment
Service Number
20172
Place of Birth
Sundon
World War I Address
Sundon Village
Place of Death
Belgium
Grave Location
Essex Farm Cemetery
West-Vlaanderen
War Memorial Location
Soldier or Civilian
- Soldier
Source
The Luton News , 18th May 1916
Pte Albert George Cox, 20172, 8th Bedfordshire Regiment, was killed in action near Ypres on April 19th, 1916. He enlisted on April 7th, 1915, and was trained at the Duke of Bedford's training camp at Ampthill. He was aged 33.
Born in Sundon, he was the son of Charles and Jane Cox. Like his father, George (as he appears to have been generally known) had been an agricultural labourer on Henry Gates' farm at Sundon. They lived in a farm cottage.
Pte Cox is commemorated on the Sundon Village War Memorial.
Individual Location
Author: Deejaya
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