Cox, Theodore Russell | Universities at War

Personal details

Badges and Insignia - Durham Light Infantry. Image kindly provided by Durham Record Office

Name on Memorial:

Cox, T. R.

Forename(s):

Theodore Russell

Surname:

Cox

Date of Death:

Monday, September 27, 1915

Age at Death:

University life

College:

Armstrong College, Newcastle upon Tyne

Staff or Student:

Student

Degree(s):

BSc (1905)

Military Service

The information displayed here is at the time of death.

Rank:

Lieutenant

Service:

Army

Unit:

Durham Light Infantry, 14th Battalion

Prisoner of War:

Military Training:

Officers’ Training Corps, Armstrong College

Theatre of War:

France and Flanders

Biography

Theodore was born in 1886 to Mr H. T. and Kate Cox in Bootle Lancashire. According to the England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 - Theodore left his widow Doris Gwendoline effects of £163 11s. Her address at this time is listed as 33 Mecklenburgh Square, Middlesex. There is a marriage registration for Theodore Russell & Doris G Taylor in quarter Jan-March 1915.

Theodore studied at Armstrong College between 1902 and 1905, gaining a BSc. in June 1905.

Theodore is listed as a Second Lieutenant on 15th January 1915, later attaining the rank of Lieutenant in the Durham Light Infantry, 14th Battalion. Theodore was killed in action on either the 26th or the 27th September 1915 aged 29.

Addresses before and during the war

169 Park Road, Bolton (place of residence 1891 census)

18 Warrior Square, Southend-on-sea, Essex (place of residence 1901 Census)

Place of Burial or Battle Site Memorial

Theodore is commemorated on the Loos Memorial in Pas De Calais, France.

Memorials

Additional images

Research information

Sources:

Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Newcastle University Archives (Roll of Service, Armstrong College Calendars, The Northerner Student Magazine)

UK Census registers, National Archives (available via Ancestry.co.uk)

UK Military Service Records, National Archives (available via Ancestry.co.uk)

Researched by:

Sophie Anderton

Amy Shiel

Alan Callender

Sam Mitchell