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Legeronderdeel: Nummer: Geboren: Overleden: Begraafplaats: | 1/5th Bn., The Queen's Royal Regt 6293051 17 december 1914 Engeland 29 januari 1945. Nederweert III.C.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Joseph Cox. Met dank aan/Thanks to: Dennis Cox Joseph Cox werd op 17 december 1914 in Londen (Poplar) Engeland geboren in het gezin van William en Elizabeth. In 1938 huwde hij met Lily Grace Timothy, uit dit huwelijk werden 2 dochters geboren Christine en Josephine. Joseph begon zijn militaire loopbaan op 1 juli 1940 bij “The Buffs” waar hij bij verschillende eenheden diende en promoveerde. Op 20 september 1944 werd hij ingedeeld bij “The Queen's Royal Regiment”. Hij was tijdens operation Blackcock ingedeeld bij de 1/5th Bn. Queen's Royal Regiment. Nadat hij gewond raakte op 23 januari 1945 bleef hij in actieve dienst totdat hij een week later sneuvelde op 29 januari 1945. Enkele jaren na de dood van haar man Joseph Cox hertrouwde ze in 1948 met Bernard William Nippard. Op 29 januari 1945 sneuvelde hij in Posterholt, lees hieronder meer over deze gebeurtenis. Groepsfoto met Joseph Cox tweede rij van boven derde vanaf rechts. Met dank aan/Thanks to: Dennis Cox Joe met zijn echtgenote Lily in hun tuin aan Victoria Road in Engeland. Met dank aan/Thanks to: Dennis Cox Dennis Cox son of a brother of Joseph provided the following information regarding the last action from his uncle. He was a Lance Sergeant and led a patrol to undertake street clearance in Posterholt, Holland. The patrol came under fire by sniper, general gun fire and grenade attack. The outbreak of fire was heard back at his HQ. Joe was hit in the chest just above the heart and was carried into a house. It was clear that the patrol was in serious difficulties and he instructed them to leave him and make their way out. When the patrol failed to return to HQ a second patrol was sent in search. They found Joe’s body but no trace of the remaining members of his patrol. Joe’s body was recovered and buried in Dieteren just north of Sittard and then moved to a War Grave Cemetery in Nederweert, Holland. Joseph was married to Lily and had two daughters (Christine and Josephine - Christine died quite young but Josephine married). When she died Lilly's ashes were put in Joseph's war grave in Nederweert. Our family lost another member in WW1, Herbert Cox, on 1st October 1916 in the Somme battle. The week before he had been awarded the Military Medal. His body was never recovered, but he is recorded on the Theipval Memorial. Brief van Major Lilley aan weduwe Lily over laatste missie Joseph Cox. Met dank aan/Thanks to: Dennis Cox Transciptie van deze brief: CDM, So major coLilley, 1,5 Queen's Royal RegT, B.n.A. 10 Feb. 45 Dear Mrs. Cox, It is with very deep regret that I have to inform you of the death of your husband 4Sgt. Cox. J. on the 28th Jan 45 at Posterholt Holland. The following are the circumstances that led to his death. At 1800 hrs on 28th Jan. 45 your husband led a Patrol into no man's Land. At 1900 hrs a considerable amount of M.G. fire and explosions of grenades was heard to come from the direction the Patrol had taken. At 2000 hrs having received no word from the Patrol another one was sent out to ascertain the trouble but were unable to locate the first patrol. The following morning an attack was put in on the enemies positions and, your husbands body was in a house that the enemy had been driven from. He was immediately evacuated and buried with full military honours at Dieteren Holland. The remainder of the Patrol have been reported missing believed Prisoner's of War. All the Officer's N.C.O's and men of my Company mourn the death of so Jallant an N.C.O and send their condolences to you at such a heartbreaking and Trying time as this. Very sincerely yours, coLilley Ter vergelijking hieronder een transcriptie van de War Diary van de 1/5th Bn. Queen's Royal Regiment uit die tijd. Verslag(War Diary) van de 1/5th Bn. Queen's Royal Regiment van 28 en 29 januari 1945
Als Brits soldaat maakte hij deel uit van The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) onder nummer 6293051. In eerste instantie werd hij begraven op de militaire begraafplaats in Dieteren en 27 september 1946 werd hij herbegraven op de War Cemetery in Nederweert. Grafsteen Joseph Cox in Nederweert Misschien zijn er nog mensen die informatie hebben over die tijd zoals verhalen of foto's. Neem dan contact op met de webmaster info@deetere.nl wellicht kan het bijdragen aan de geschiedschrijving van onze streek en mogelijk ook van belang voor familieleden van onze bevrijders! |