Herbert William Coxhead

Courtesy Rob Richings
Personal Information
Date of Birth	Not known
Place of Birth	Windsor, Berkshire, England
Death	8 Mar 1918, aged 24
Place of Death	Beenup, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment	22 years, 10 Months
Description	5' 5¼" (1.66m) tall, weight 109 lbs (49.4 kg); sallow complexion, blue eyes, brown hair
Occupation	farm hand
Religion	Church of England
Address	c/- Post Office Beenup, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Father Mrt Charles Coxhead
Military Information
Reg Number	5079
Date of Enlistment	24 Jan 1916
Rank	Private
Unit/Formation	11th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement / 3rd Brigade, 1st Division
Date of Embarkation	31 Mar 1916 - 24 Apr 1916
Ship Embarked On	HMAT A9 Shropshire
Date of Return	5 Jul 1916 - 2 Aug 1916
Ship Returned On	HMAT A63 Karoola
Fate	Returned to Australia (medical)
Monument	Armadale War Memorial (Beenup panel) Armadale and Districts Roll of Honour
Medals	British War Medal

War Service

Entered camp on 24 Jan 1916 and three weeks later was allocated to the 16th reinforcement draft for the 11th Battalion.

Sent to Egypt to complete his training, he first reported sick on 16 May 1916 and was admitted to the 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital at Heliopolis on 20 May 1916, suffering with Tuberculosis. Released on 25 May 1916 to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital who then placed him with a Convalescent Hospital to await a ship home.

On 5 Jul 1916 he was sent back to Australia from Suez for a medical discharge. Discharged by 5th Military District, 15 Apr 1917 - Tubercular disease

Post War

"...developed lung trouble and was six months in the hospital in Cairo. Now an inmate of Menzies Hospital, Perth.

Never recovered from his TB and died aged 25. Parents were Charles, (a gardener) and Hannah who lived on "Winkfield Farm" in Beenup. Herbert was buried in the Anglican section of Karrakatta Cemetery.

External Links

• AIF Project
• RSL Memorial