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Military service
Service number:
472803
Age:
30
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)
Division:
46th Bn.
Birth:
October 11, 1886
Enlistment:
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Death:
May 5, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Avion Mem 4.
Additional information
Son of John Edward and Ellen Cox, of Balscote, Banbury, England. Husband of Fanny M.A Cox of Midemoya, Manitoulin Island, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Private Sidney Cox
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Memorial
Special Memorial: "To the memory of these 23 soldiers of the British Empire killed in action in 1917 and buried at the time in the Canadian Military Graves Avion. Avion British Cemetery (The Sandpits) and Chinook Annapolis and Sumach Cemeteries, Vimy whose graves were destroyed in later battles. Their glory shall not be blotted out" (John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Grave marker
The grave marker at La Chaudiere Military Cemetery located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, very near the town of Vimy, France. The cemetery is 13 kilometres north of Arras, France. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Cemetery
La Chaudiere Military Cemetery - La Chaudiere Military Cemetery is located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, very near the town of Vimy, France. The cemetery is 13 kilometres north of Arras, France. May they rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Photo of Sidney Cox
Memorial plaque for Sidney Cox in St. Francis of Assissi Anglican Church in Mindemoya, Ontario.
Digital gallery of
Private Sidney Cox
Digital gallery of
Private Sidney Cox
Digital gallery of
Private Sidney Cox
Digital gallery of
Private Sidney Cox
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 222 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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LA CHAUDIERE MILITARY CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
LA CHAUDIERE MILITARY CEMETERY is approximately 3 kilometres south of Lens and is situated on the north-western outskirts of Vimy.
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