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| name           = Herbert William Coxhead
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| image           = [[File:Coxhead_Herbert.jpg|border|400px]]
 
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| caption         = Courtesy Rob Richings
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| dateofbirth   = Not known
 
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| placeofbirth   = Windsor, Berkshire, England
 
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| death           = 8 Mar 1918, aged 24
|  image        = [[File:Coxhead_Herbert.jpg|border|400px]]
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| placeofdeath   = Beenup, Western Australia
| caption       = Courtesy Rob Richings
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| enlistmentage   = 22 years, 10 Months
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| description   = 5' 5¼" (1.66m) tall, weight 109 lbs (49.4 kg); sallow complexion, blue eyes, brown hair
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| height          = 5' 5¼" (1.66m)
 
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| weight          = 109 lbs
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| complexion      = sallow
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| eyes            = blue
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| hair            = brown
 
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| descriptionnote =
| header1  = Personal Information
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| occupation   = Farm hand
 
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| religion   = Church of England
|  label2  = Date of Birth
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| address   = c/- Post Office Beenup, Western Australia
data2  = Not known
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| relation   = Father
 
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| nextofkin      = Mr Charles Coxhead
|  label3  = Place of Birth
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| regnumber   = [https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=3437649 5079]
data3  = Windsor, Berkshire, England
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| enlistmentdate = 24 Jan 1916
 
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| rank           = Private
| label4  = Death
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| unit      = 11th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement / 3rd Brigade, 1st Division
|  data4  = 8 Mar 1918, aged 24
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| embarkationdatefrom = 31 Mar 1916
 
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| embarkationdateto = 24 Apr 1916
|  label5  = Place of Death
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| shipembarked   = [[HMAT A9 Shropshire]]
data5  = Beenup, Western Australia
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data6  = 22 years, 10 Months
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|  label7  = Description
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| dateofreturnfrom = 5 Jul 1916  
data7  = 5' 5¼" (1.66m) tall, weight 109 lbs (49.4 kg); sallow complexion, blue eyes, brown hair
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| dateofreturnto = 2 Aug 1916
 
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| shipreturned    = [[HMAT A63 Karoola]]
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|   data8  = farm hand
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data9  = Church of England
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| fate1           = Returned to Australia (medical)
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data10  = c/- Post Office Beenup, Western Australia
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| label11 = Next of Kin
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| monument1   = [[Armadale War Memorial]]  
|   data11 = Father  Mr Charles Coxhead
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| monumentnote1  = (Beenup panel)
 
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| monument2   = [[Armadale and Districts Roll of Honour]]
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|  data14 = 24 Jan 1916
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| monumentawm    = [https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1729012 Australian War Memorial]
 
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|   data16 = 11th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement / 3rd Brigade, 1st Division
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| medal1   = [[British War Medal]]
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|   data17 = 31 Mar 1916 - 24 Apr 1916
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data18 = [[HMAT A9 Shropshire]]
 
 
 
| label19 = Date of Return
 
data19 = 5 Jul 1916 - 2 Aug 1916
 
 
 
label20 = Ship Returned On
 
|   data20 = [[HMAT A63 Karoola]]
 
 
 
label21 = Fate
 
|   data21 = Returned to Australia (medical)
 
 
 
| label22 = Monument
 
data22 = [[Armadale War Memorial]] (Beenup panel)<br />[[Armadale and Districts Roll of Honour]]<br />[https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1729012 Australian War Memorial]
 
 
 
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Revision as of 16:43, 30 October 2018

Herbert William Coxhead
Coxhead Herbert.jpg
Courtesy Rob Richings
Personal Information
Date of Birth Not known
"Not known" contains an extrinsic dash or other characters that are invalid for a date interpretation.
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 ; 109 lbs
49.442 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 , Mr 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
Australian War Memorial
Medals British War 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 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. Died 8 Mar 1918.


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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