| Date of enlistment | 20th July 1915 |
| Rank at enlistment | Private |
| Company | Transferred to 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Significant events while with the AIF | Hospitalised sick twice |
Summary of Private Cox WW1 service record, located in the National Archives of Australia. Full details are available online, NAA Series B2455
| Date | Location | Event |
| 22nd July 1919 | Australia | Discharged |
| 30th May 1919 | Australia | Disembarked Castalia |
| 13th April 1919 | England | Embarked at Devonport on Castalia for return to Australia |
| 2nd February 1919 | France | Embarked for England |
| 12th July 1918 | France | Absent without leave. Award 14 days FP#2, forfeiture of 15 days pay |
| 15th October 1917 | Belgium | Re-joined 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| 5th October 1917 | France | Marched in to 2nd ADBD Le Havre |
| 18th August 1917 | France | To hospital sick |
| 26th March 1916 | France | Disembarked Marseille |
| 19th March 1916 | Egypt | Proceeded to join British Expeditionary Force from Alexandria on the Llandovery Castle |
| 16th March 1916 | Egypt | Assigned to 2nd Pioneers and Taken on Strength |
| 7th February 1916 | Egypt | Admitted to 1st AGH Heliopolis sick – appendicitis |
| 25th October 1915 | Egypt | Disembarked Alexandria |
| 29th September 1915 | Australia | Departed Melbourne on RMS Osterley |
| 12th September 1915 | Australia | Assigned to 5th Reinforcements 22nd Battalion |
| 26th July 1915 | Australia | Marched into Broadmeadows depot |

FIRST WORLD WAR TIMELINE