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| Name - Last Name First | Cox, Leonard Delano (Leo) |
| Birth Date- day/month/year // Parents if known | 22 Mar 1898 |
| Distinctions | well known poet & writer |
| Birth Place | England |
| Home Child Sending Organization | Fegan's Homes |
| Year / Age Arrived in Canada as BHC | 1912 - 14 yrs |
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| War(s) Served USE: WW1 or WW2 | WW1 |
| Regimental Number | 142640 |
| Date of Enlistment / Apparent Age / Real Age | 12 Apr 1916 /18 |
| City of Residence upon Enlistment (include country) | |
| Previous Service | no |
| Place of Enlistment | Barrie, Ontario, Canada |
| Next of Kin / Relationship / Location | Skoob, Arvid / Friend / Oakville, Ontario, Canada |
| Discharged: Date / Reason | 17 Jun 1919 / Demob |
| Final Rank / Battalion / Unit | Lieutenant, 4th Bn. Machine Gun Corps |
| Killed in Action - Battle / Death Due to Service / Survived | Survived |
| Date of Death/ location / Cause | 24 Apr 1978 |
| Age at Death | 80 |
| Place of Burial | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Notes
London, England, Workhouse Admission and Discharge Records, 1764-1921
Name Leonard Cox Admission Age 0 Discharge Age 0 Record Type Admission and Discharge Birth Date 1898 Admission Date 22 Mar 1898 Admission Place Holborn, Holborn, London, England Discharge Date 5 Apr 1898 Discharge Place Holborn, Holborn, London, England "Born of Ada Cox - Illigitimate" He was originally taken by his mother. Ada Cox is mentioned as his mother on his marriage certificate.
Record Title: Records of the Fegan Distributing Home in Toronto: Leonard COX - Age: 14 - Year of Arrival: 1912 - Ship: EMPRESS OF IRELAND - Sent by: Fegan --- Source: Library and Archives Canada - Database Item Number: 136830
Record Title: Records of the Fegan Distributing Home in Toronto: Leonard COX - Year of Arrival: 1912 - Sent by: Fegan - Notes: Military Service --- Source: Library and Archives Canada - Database Item Number: 137096
Noted in the Fegan Newsletter "The Home Link"
CANADIAN NEWS Cox, Leonard Can 1912, well-known poet & writer,
COX, LEONARD, 1898 - Poems and inscription. [19--], 1931 July 12 - 1931 July 30. 5 items (5 p.).
Canadian author. Born in London, England. Biographical information available in The Canadian who's who, v. 13, 1973-1975. File consists of four poems titled The wind in the field, Cote de liesse (dedicated to Connie), Night storm on the lake and Rain on Mount Royal; and notecard with inscription. Poems are signed and dated; two poems show places written as Bark Lake and Montreal, P.Q. Typescript, signed; holograph, signed. Removed from Special Collections copy of Sheep-fold / by Leo Cox. - Toronto : Ryerson, 1926. Text in English. No restrictions on access. MsC 165 https://ucalgary.ca/lib-old/SpecColl/cox.htm
Bio from: The Canadian who's who with which is incorporated "Canadian men and women of the time" : a biographical dictionary of notable living men and women Publication date 1972 Topics Canada -- Biography, Canada Publisher Toronto : Who's Who Canadian Publications
Cox, Leonard [Leo]
(b. 1898) Born in England, manager of an advertising firm in Montreal, he was author of several books of verse. In 1944 he won the Quebec literary award, the David Prize ($800.00), for his North Star (Toronto: Macmillan, 1941). On the CPM editorial board for several years, he was editor in 1955-7. https://www.trentu.ca/faculty/pratt/letters/biographies/biographies.html#C
Longer article attached : The Ottawa Citizen Ottawa, Ontario, Canada · Tuesday, March 04, 1947
