Christopher Augustus Cox
Private, 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment
- Register No.
- 267 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private all Privates →
- Unit
- 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment all Bedfordshire Regiment VCs →
- Date of action
- 13 March 1917 on this day → all of 1917 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 11th May, 1917 on this day → all of 1917 →
- Born
- 25th December 1889 at Kings Langley, Hertfordshire
- Died
- 24th August, 1959 at Kings Langley, Hertfordshire
- Memorial / grave
- at Kings Langley Cemetery
Digest of citation
One 13th March 1917 at Achiet-le-Grand, France during an attack by the Battalion, the front wave was checked by heavy artillery and machine-gun fire and the whole line had to take shelter in shell holes to avoid annihilation. Private Cox, a stretcher bearer, went out over fire-swept ground and, single-handed, rescued four men. Having collected the wounded of his own Battalion he then helped to bring in the wounded of the adjoining Battalion. On two subsequent days he carried out some work with complete disregard of his own safety
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
COX, Christopher Augustus (reg No. 267).
Private. 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.
London Gazetted on 11th May, 1917.
Born on 25th December 1889 at Kings Langley, Hertfordshire.
Died on 24th August, 1959 at Kings Langley, Hertfordshire.
Memorial on grave at Kings Langley Cemetery.
Digest of Citation reads: One 13th March 1917 at Achiet-le-Grand, France during an attack by the Battalion, the front wave was checked by heavy artillery and machine-gun fire and the whole line had to take shelter in shell holes to avoid annihilation. Private Cox, a stretcher bearer, went out over fire-swept ground and, single-handed, rescued four men. Having collected the wounded of his own Battalion he then helped to bring in the wounded of the adjoining Battalion. On two subsequent days he carried out some work with complete disregard of his own safety
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