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Revision as of 13:40, 15 August 2017

Coxhead Herbert.jpg
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 (Beenup panel)
Medals British War Medal
Victory Medal


Pre War

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 was admitted to the No 3 Auxiliary Hospital at Heliopolis on 25 May 1916, suffering with Tuberculosis.

On 5 Jul 1916 he was sent back to Australia for 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.[1]

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.

References

  1. "The Drill of the Foot-Hills" (PDF) (1917). Western Australia. Mar 1917. p. 14. Retrieved 16 May 2017 – via State Library of Western Australia. 

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