 It is with pleasure that we announce that another Rushden hero has been awarded the Military Medal. Gunner Arthur Cox, R.F.A., brother of Mrs. F. Riddle, 33 Pytchley-road, Rushden, and son of Mrs and the late Mr. G. Cox (formerly of Higham Ferrers), writes home under date Oct. 31st to say that he has been “awarded the King’s Military Medal for work done in the field.”
For four years previous to the commencement of the war Gunner Cox was in the 2nd Northants Regt., and when war broke out he was stationed in Egypt with that regiment. On the declaration of war they were ordered home, and, after spending 48 hours’ leave at home, Gunner Cox went straight out to France. He was invalided home in Xmas 1914, with frostbite, and, before he went out again, his brother, Saddler Charles Cox had him transferred into his regt., the R.F.A. Since then he has been home on leave once. (Jan. 1915)
Gunner Cox is the youngest of four brothers serving with the Colours, for, besides Charles already mentioned, there are Trooper Jack Cox, Beds. Yeomanry, and Harry Cox, Dragoons, attached to the Mounted Military Police at Headquarters.
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