Category Archives: Registered War Grave

J J Cox and David J Cox

Army, Loos, Other Regiments, Registered War Grave, Royal Berkshire Regiment

J.J. Cox
Private 35577
4th Battalion Yorkshire Regt

 J. J. Cox was the  brother of David Cox, of 273, Oxford Road, Reading.  He is buried in a registered war grave, number 16584, and commemorated on the kerbstones that surround it.  This grave has sunk somewhat and J. J. Cox is also remembered on a special memorial in the War Plot.   The author has been unable to find any information about his war service or from what he died.  He was aged 20.

David J Cox
Private 17272
8th Royal Berkshire Regiment.

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David Cox is commemorated on his brothers grave.  He was killed in action on the 25th September 1915, the first day of the battle of Loos.  His body was never identified and he is commemorated on the Loos Memorial to the Missing, Panel 93 -95.  He was aged 26.

The author believes that the brothers were the sons of James  and Mary Emily Cox who at the time of the 1911 census were living at 219 Southampton Street, Reading. The full name of David being David John, he was the eldest child and J.J. being James Joshua, he was the youngest. There was another brother, Robert and two sisters, Gurtie and Violet. The census form had several odd spellings. The CWGC records for both David and James had no family details.

William Sanall Cook

Army, Other Regiments, Registered War Grave, St. Batholomew's Church

William Sanall Cook
2nd Corporal. 19550.
45th Coy. Royal Engineers

 Division 12

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William S. Cook was the husband  of the Nellie F. Cook of 28, Filey Road, Reading.
He died on 2nd March 1919 aged 28 years. 

The circumstance of the death of William Cook are not known.

His grave number is 12. 16592 and is marked with a CWGC war pattern headstone.

He is rememberedon the St. Bartholomew’s Church War Memorial.

Arthur Henry Commins

Registered War Grave, RFC / RAF

Arthur Henry Commins
Air Mechanic I.
227201 Royal Air Force

Division 44

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Arthur Henry Commins, was the Husband of Helen Mary Commins, of 52 Edgehill Street,  Reading.  He died on the 26th May 1918,aged 33. His is a registered war grave and has a private headstone, number 3568. 

The 1911 census records Arthur Commins as being an engineer at Uxbridge sewage works. He had been married to Helen for less than one year. Although Arthur had been born in Reading he was living in Uxbridge. (for1911 Ancestry search use name Cummins) No further details are known.