COX, Edward
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Known as:
Eddie
Rank:
Gunner
Unit / Base:
2 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Artillery
Service:
Army
Number:
1779578
Birthplace:
Blackpool
Died :
Monday, August 16, 1943
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age:
22
Cemetery/Memorial:
Gunner Edward Cox was killed in action during operations at Scaletta, Sicily. He was initially buried on a terrace on the Shore side of the road at the North end of the beach North of Scarlett a. Son of Herbert and Louise Cox, of Blackpool, Lancashire; husband of M. (Peggy) Cox, of Blackpool.
Sources
CWGC.
Page 4 of Salerno/Sicily Casualties document (see linked content below).
CWGC.
Page 4 of Salerno/Sicily Casualties document (see linked content below).
RA Casualty Card.
Notes
Gunner Cox is also commemorated on a family grave at Horsham Hills Cemetery, Horsham, West Sussex.
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Photo of Commando in Gallery:
Yes
Photo of grave in Gallery:
Yes
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