Charles Frederick Cox newspaper cuttings, 1898-1919

MLMSS 7903

fonds

1898-1919

Textual Records, Clippings, Photographs, Ephemera

877349

0.09 metres of textual material (1 volume)

Charles Frederick Cox, soldier, railway auditor and politician, was born on 2 May 1863 at Pennant Hills, Sydney. He was appointed C.B. while still a major, an uncommon decoration for so junior an officer, and was mentioned in dispatches. In two years in the field he had won a reputation as a spirited leader and had earned the affectionate nickname of 'Fighting Charlie'. Cox returned to the railways in June 1902 and in 1912 was appointed an inspector in the traffic and audit branch. His heart, however, remained with the Lancers, now named the 1st Australian Light Horse, which he commanded in 1906-11. On the outbreak of World War I he resigned from the railways and, in the rank of lieutenant-colonel, raised the 6th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Australian Imperial Force. They fought dismounted on Gallipoli in the 2nd Light Horse Brigade. Cox was wounded on 21 May and did not resume duty until 1 July. From late September to early November he was temporary commander of the brigade then, as an honorary brigadier general, succeeded Brigadier General H. G. Chauvel in command of the 1st Light Horse Brigade which he led until the end of the war.

Reference:
Australian Dictionary of Biography Online. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/ (accessed November 12, 2009)

This volume includes news cuttings, invitations, tickets, photographs and correspondence concerning Coxs' military career and family history.

Transferred from the printed books collection: QA923.591/C
State Library of New South Wales collection of World War I papers