Walter William Cox1

(circa 1883 - 20 May 1918)
FatherJames Cox1 (c 1855 - )
MotherElizabeth [--?--]1 (c 1854 - )
     Walter William Cox was born circa 1883 at Richmond, Surrey, England, .1 He was the son of James Cox and Elizabeth [--?--].1 The marriage of Walter William Cox and Lilly Grindel was registered in the December quarter of 1903 in the Brentford registration district.2 Walter William Cox died on 20 May 1918 at Ypres, West Vlaanderen, Belgium, .3 He was buried after 20 May 1918 at Brandhoek New Military Cemetery No 3, Ypres, West Vlaanderen, Belgium, .3

Census

5 April 1891SonRichmond, Surrey, England, 1
31 March 1901SonRichmond, Surrey, England, 4
2 April 1911Head of Family147 Norroy Road, Putney, London, England, 5

Family

Lilly Grindel (18 Jun 1881 - )
Marr Reg*The marriage of Walter William Cox and Lilly Grindel was registered in the December quarter of 1903 in the Brentford registration district.2 
Child

Research Notes

  • Walter William Cox was a railway guard L&W railway on 31 March 1911 at Putney, England, .5
  • He was awarded the Military Medal as recorded in the Supplement to the London Gazette 11 May 1917, page 4598 on 11 May 1917.6
  • He W W Cox – sergeant – Military Medal – employed as a guard on the London & South Western Railway. after 1920 at War Memorial - Waterloo Station, London, England, .

Citations

  1. [S103] 1891 Census of England & Wales, online http://www.ancestry.co.uk/, Class: RG12; Piece: 621; Folio 86; Page 35.
  2. [S110] FreeBMD, online http://www.freebmd.org.uk/, MARRIAGE of Walter William Cox to Lilly Grindel, Brentford 3a 263, Dec 1903.
  3. [S128] CWGC, online http://www.cwgc.org/default.asp, Walter William Cox MM – sergeant in the B battery, 245th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery – service number 9136. Died aged 32 on 20th May 1918. Husband of Lily Cox of 5 Summerhouse Cottages, Vicarage Road, Heston, Middlesex. He is buried in the Brandhoek New Military Cemetery No 3 – grave III.B.14 (cemetery is near Ieper, West Vlaanderen, Belgium).
  4. [S109] 1901 Census of England & Wales, online http://www.ancestry.co.uk/, Class: RG13; Piece: 676; Folio: 114; Page: 2.
  5. [S148] 1911 Census of England & Wales, online http://www.ancestry.co.uk/, RG14PN2443 RG78PN81 RD26 SD8 ED12 SN383.
  6. [S178] Unknown subject unknown repository, 9136 Sjt W W Cox RFA awared the Military medal for bravery in the field.
  7. [S110] FreeBMD, online http://www.freebmd.org.uk/, BIRTH of William H G Cox, Grindel, Wandsworth 1d 1387, Dec 1911.