COX J.

Given Names:   Ashton James

Service Number:  161

Unit:  13th Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron                                                                  

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

Age:  26 Yrs  9 Mths

Occupation:  Tramway Employee                                                                                    

Marital Status:  Married

Religion:  Presbyterian

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  5 In                     

Weight:  140 Lbs

Chest:  33-36 In

Hair:  Black

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Medium

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  28/1/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  WIFE  Mrs Nora Cox

Cobden Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                           

Embarkation Date:  28/5/1915

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Persic A34

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Argyllshire                                       

Embarked:  3/3/1916                                 

Disembarked: 

Unit:  13th Light Horse Regiment                                                                                                   

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  5/5/1916                         

Place: 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  24927

British War Medal:  14169

Victory Medal:  14070

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1888

Place:  Horsham, Victoria                        

Father:  William Henry BROWNE              

Mother:  Mary McLEOD

MARRIAGE

Year:  1912     

Place:             

Spouse: Nora Elizabeth JOHNSON

DEATH

Date or Year: 17/5/1936                          

Place: Melbourne, Victoria                       

Burial:  Fawkner Cemetery, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Served at Gallipoli

Suffered neurasthenia (debility)

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Memorial Plaque: 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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Date Enlisted:                                                        

Date Discharged: 

COMMENTS

Joined under assumed name.  Actual name Alexander Patrick Browne

FURTHER INFORMATION