Basic Details
Surname
Cox
Forenames
Walter
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
26902
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 8 St Margarets Road.

(N.B. The Roll is known to include numerous errors, including: misspelt names and inaccurate date/place of death, service number/ rank/ military unit etc; several casualties were mistakenly listed on it twice [i.e. under their true name and also the alias under which they served]; several other men were listed on it due to the mistaken belief they had died, whereas they had actually survived).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Wiltshires
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
2nd
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Pte
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Roupy
Country of burial
Not stated
Town of burial
Not stated on memorial
Cemetery
Not stated
Year of death
1918
Month of death
March
Day of death
21
Manner of death as stated
"Reported missing believed killed in action 21st March 1918 at Roupy"
Manner of death reference
Missing