Edward John Cox, M.S.M.[1]
1886 - 1915 (Age: 29)
Has 4 ancestors but no descendants in our family tree.
1884 - 1895 (Age: 11)-
Name Edward John Cox [1] Suffix M.S.M. Born 1886 Trafalgar Farm, Temple Guiting, Gloucestershire, England 
[1, 2] Gender Male Census 5 Apr 1891 Songar Grange, Wootton Wawen, Warwickshire, England [2] Age: 4y Address :
Langley RoadCensus 31 Mar 1901 Monkspath, Warwickshire, England [3] Age: 14y Address :
Lodge FarmCensus 2 Apr 1911 Copt Heath Farm, Solihull, Warwickshire, England [4] Age: 24y Address :
Lady Byron Lane, KnowleOccupation 2 Apr 1911 Copt Heath Farm, Solihull, Warwickshire, England [4] Farmer's Son (Father's Farm) Died 10 Aug 1915 Alexandria, Egypt Cause: Edward camped just outside Alexandria by a river polluted by sewage. He died of a fever. - Sergeant (1468) Cox, was serving with the Warwickshire Yeomanry in Egypt.
Source: I am grateful to Janet Erzen of Knowle Society Local History for the following sources.
"The Price a Parish Paid", a book by Michael Harrison.
Warwickshire Yeomanry Museum, records "Died of Disease".
Buried Aft 10 Aug 1915 Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt 
CWGC Commemoration: COX, Edward John (1915) 
CWGC Cemetery: Chatby Military and War Memorial, Alexandria, Egypt
Links (open in new tab):
WW1 Cemeteries - Chatby Memorial
CWGC - Chatby Cemetery and Memorial
Siblings11 siblings Headstones 
Submit Headstone Photo Person ID I21874 Mitchell Families Last Modified 15 Sep 2013
Father William Cox (ID:I19106)
b. 1856, Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire, England
d. 1928, Manor Farm, Morton Bagot, Warwickshire, England (Age 72) Mother Alice Mary Matthews (ID:I21871)
b. 1858, Long Ditton, Surrey, England
d. 1911, Solihull, Warwickshire, England (Age 53) Married 14 Jan 1880 Hammersmith, London, England [1] Address :
St Matthew's Church
Marriage Record: COX, William and MATTHEWS, Alice Mary 18899114 Children12 children Notes - The 1911 census indicates that William and Alice had 12 children of which 3 had already died.
Family ID F5302 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Sergeant (1468) Cox, was serving with the Warwickshire Yeomanry in Egypt.
-
Event Map Click to display 
Born - 1886 - Trafalgar Farm, Temple Guiting, Gloucestershire, England 
Census - Age: 4y - 5 Apr 1891 - Songar Grange, Wootton Wawen, Warwickshire, England 
Census - Age: 14y - 31 Mar 1901 - Monkspath, Warwickshire, England 
Census - Age: 24y - 2 Apr 1911 - Copt Heath Farm, Solihull, Warwickshire, England Occupation - Farmer's Son (Father's Farm) - 2 Apr 1911 - Copt Heath Farm, Solihull, Warwickshire, England 
Died - Cause: Edward camped just outside Alexandria by a river polluted by sewage. He died of a fever. - 10 Aug 1915 - Alexandria, Egypt 
Buried - Aft 10 Aug 1915 - Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
: Exact Location
: Area, Suburb, Parish or Registration District
: City, Town or Village
: County or Shire
: State or Province
: Country or Continent
: Site of (No longer exists)
: Not Defined
-
Sources - [S8127] William Robin Cox (Grandson), Descendants of William Cox (1856-1928).
- [S8129] Census 1891 Songar Grange, Wootton Wawen, Warwickshire, England RG12/2479/7/8 (William Cox) (RG12/2479/7/8).
- [S8130] Census 1901 Monkspath, Warwickshire, England RG13/2927/31/17 (William Cox) (RG13/2927/31/17).
- [S8131] Census 1911 Copt Heath Farm, Solihull, Warwickshire, England RG14/18641/22 (William Cox) (RG14/18641/22).
- [S8127] William Robin Cox (Grandson), Descendants of William Cox (1856-1928).
Comments
Commentics
Sorry, there is a database problem.
Please check back shortly. Thanks.