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Robert Hill Cox was born 13 April 1919 in Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey to Archibald Cox (1874-) and Frances Bruen Perkins (1892-) and died 19 April 1943 World War II of unspecified causes.
Biography
Lt. Robert Hill Cox' - Lieutenant, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Age: 24. Per the unit history, it appears the Lt Cox died near the final days of the Allied Tunisian Campaign (17 November 1942 – 13 May 1943), after most fighting was done, but before the unit deployed to invade Italy.
Burial: Enfidaville War Cemetery Sousse, Tunisia Plot: VIII. F. 29.
Kings Royal Rifle Corps
King's Royal Rifle Corps during WW2
WW2 Battalions of The King's Royal Rifle Corps
1st Battalion:
- 03 September 1939: The Battalion was part of Pivot Group, near Wadi el Nagamish, Egypt. They fought almost to the last at Sidi Rezegh, with only 55 men of all ranks escaping the battle where the regiment’s 23rd VC was won. It served with 7th Armoured Division throughout the North African Campaign until 4th Armoured Brigade was detached from the Division after El Alamein.
- January 1943: It left 4th Armoured Brigade. It then served in Italy as part of 2nd Armoured Brigade, 1st Armoured Division.
- Tunisia Campaign History - Wikipedia
- Lt Cox - Find A Grave Memorial# 55907960
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Archibald Cox (1912-2004) | 17 May 1912 Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey | 29 May 2004 Brooksville, Hancock County, Maine | |
| Elizabeth E Cox (1914-) | |||
| Mary D Cox (1917-1995) | |||
| Robert Hill Cox (1919-1943) | 13 April 1919 Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey | 19 April 1943 Tunisia, North Africa | |
| Rowland Johns Cox (1928-1977) | |||