- born ▁ ▁Australian ▁business man ▁and ▁politician . ▁ ▁C ox ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁South ▁Wales , ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Christ ' s ▁Hospital , ▁and ▁went ▁to ▁sea ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁four teen . ▁He ▁left ▁his ▁first ▁ship ▁at ▁A uck land , ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁however , ▁and ▁went ▁into ▁the ▁bank ing ▁business . ▁After ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Britain , ▁but ▁then ▁sa iled ▁to ▁Australia ▁and ▁settled ▁in ▁Sydney . ▁He ▁became ▁chairman ▁of ▁B irt ▁& ▁Co ▁and ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Ste am ▁Navigation ▁Co ▁Ltd . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁ ▁For ▁his ▁war ▁services , ▁C ox ▁was ▁appointed ▁Knight ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁( K BE ) ▁in ▁ ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁New ▁Year ▁Hon ours ▁and ▁promoted ▁to ▁Knight ▁Grand ▁Cross ▁( GB E ) ▁in ▁the ▁Domin ion ▁war ▁hon ours ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁ ▁C ox ▁died ▁in ▁Monte ▁Carlo , ▁aged ▁ 6 6 , ▁after ▁an ▁ill ness ▁last ing ▁several ▁months . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Ob itu ary , ▁The ▁Times , ▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 6 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 3 2 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁educated ▁at ▁Christ ' s ▁Hospital ▁Category : Wel sh ▁em igr ants ▁to ▁Australia