BORN SOUTH FERRIBY 1886. SON OF ELIZA LONG. HE MARRIED EMILY BAILEY IN 1910. HIS WIFE & 3 CHILDREN LIVED AT 17 MYRTLE GROVE, NORNABELL STREET (1911 CENSUS) AND AT 5 ALASKA VILLA’S, BARNSLEY STREET, HULL. BEFORE THE WAR, HE WORKED FOR MESSERS NORTH SAW MILLS & AS A FITTER FOR THE NER DOCK ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, VICTORIA DOCKS, HULL.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL AS 24885, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO THE 49TH MACHINE GUN COMPANY. KILLED IN ACTION, 16/08/1917, AGED 31.
HE IS COMMEMORATED AT THE TYNE COT CEMETERY, BELGIUM.
HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, WITH HIS PHOTOGRAPH PRINTED ON 01/09/1917. *
| Name | Ernest Cox |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | South Ferriby, Lincs., 1886 |
| Death Date | 16 Aug 1917 |
| Death Place | Tyne Cot Memorial, West Flanders, Belgium |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | L Corporal |
| Regiment | Machine Gun Corps |
| Battalion | (Infantry) |
| Regimental Number | 46234 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 24885, E. Yorks Regt. |
First name:
ERNEST
Military Number:
46234
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Date Died
16/08/1917
Place died:
Tyne Cot Memorial, West Flanders, Belgium
Age:
31
5 ALASKA VILLAS, BARNSLEY STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
