James Hair COX

Regimental number49504
OccupationStud groom
Next of kinMother, Mrs C Cox, Enfield via Oamaru, Otago
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 25th Reinforcements, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 83 Tofua on 26 April 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit3rd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 21 January 1918
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsButtes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George Henry and Clara Cox, Enfield, Oamaru
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 20