Rifleman 42319 William George COX

Rifleman 42319 William George Cox{gallery}Rfn W G Cox{/gallery}15th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles.
Died of wounds in France and Flanders, 27th September 1918 aged 20

• Buried: Mendinghem Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Grave ref: X.E.22
• Awarded British War and Victory Medals
• Son of William and Hannah Cox of Field Farm Cottage, Grendon
• NNWFHS memorial: Shustoke
  

Links to relevant information
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• CWGC Page for Rifleman Cox
• NNWFHS Shustoke War Memorial Page
• Royal Irish Rifles
• Mendinghem Military Cemetery

1911 census and family history information

• Born 1895 in Elford Staffs
• Was a school boy [1911]
• Lived at Metlin Cottage, Shustoke [1911]