Robert George Collinson COX

Regimental number6/1023
Address55 Walters Road, Marshlands, Christchurch
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinGeorge Cox, 55 Walters Road, Marshlands, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
The Canterbury Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Tahiti' and 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 28 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialLondon Cemetery and Extension (Plot X, Row C, Grave No 41), Longueval, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Sophia Cox, 55 Walters Road, Marshland, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Main Body