Stephen COX-SMITH

Regimental number25/1699
Date of birth1894
Place of birthWanganui
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 10"
Weight146 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Emma Cox-Smith, Otonga Post Office, North Auckland
Previous military serviceNil
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 2nd Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
Members of G Company left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahitit'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to identify on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 4 October 1916
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialEtaples Military Cemetery (Plot XI, Row F, Grave No 9A), Pas de Calais, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Owen Percival and Emma Cox-Smith,Kamo, Whangarei
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 27, p. 9
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7819589

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