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	{{~~about~~\|~~the~~ British general~~\|the Canadian politician\|Herb Cox~~}}		{{Short description\|British Indian Army general (1860–1923)}}
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	\| name = Sir Vaughan Cox		\| name = Sir Vaughan Cox
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	\| caption =		\| caption = A 1924 portrait of Cox
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	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1923\|10\|08\|1860\|07\|12\|df=yes}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1923\|10\|08\|1860\|07\|12\|df=yes}}
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	\| commands = [[69th Punjabis]]<br>4th Infantry Brigade<br>[[29th Indian Brigade]]<br>[[4th Division (Australia)\|4th Australian Division]]		\| commands = [[69th Punjabis]]<br>4th Infantry Brigade<br>[[29th Indian Brigade]]<br>[[4th Division (Australia)\|4th Australian Division]]
	\| battles = [[Second Anglo-Afghan War]]<br>[[Third Anglo-Burmese War]]<br>[[Mohmand campaign of 1897–98\|Mohmand Campaign]]<br>[[Tirah Expedition]]s<br>[[Boxer Rebellion]]<br>[[First World War]]		\| battles = [[Second Anglo-Afghan War]]<br>[[Third Anglo-Burmese War]]<br>[[Mohmand campaign of 1897–98\|Mohmand Campaign]]<br>[[Tirah Expedition]]s<br>[[Boxer Rebellion]]<br>[[First World War]]
	\| awards = [[Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath]]<br>[[Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George]]<br>[[Companion of the Order of the Star of India]]<br/>[[Mentioned in ~~Despatches~~]]<br/>[[Order of the White Eagle (Serbia)\|Order of the White Eagle]] (Serbia)		\| awards = [[Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath]]<br>[[Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George]]<br>[[Companion of the Order of the Star of India]]<br/>[[Mentioned in dispatches]]<br/>[[Order of the White Eagle (Serbia)\|Order of the White Eagle]] (Serbia)
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	[[General (United Kingdom)\|General]] '''Sir Herbert Vaughan Cox''', {{postnominals\|country=GBR\|size=100%\|sep=,\|GCB\|KCMG\|CSI}} (12 July 1860 – 8 October 1923) was a ~~[[United Kingdom\|~~British]] officer in the [[British Indian Army\|Indian Army]].		[[General (United Kingdom)\|General]] '''Sir Herbert Vaughan Cox''', {{postnominals\|country=GBR\|size=100%\|sep=,\|GCB\|KCMG\|CSI}} (12 July 1860 – 8 October 1923) was a British officer in the [[British Indian Army\|Indian Army]].

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Cox was born in [[Watford]], the son of the [[Rector (ecclesiastical)\|Rector]] of [[Upper Chelsea]]. He was educated at [[Charterhouse School\|Charterhouse]] and the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]], and was commissioned into the [[25th Foot]] (later the [[King's Own Scottish Borderers]]) in 1880.<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=24800 \|date=13 January 1880 \|page=145}}</ref>		Cox was born in [[Watford]], the son of the [[Rector (ecclesiastical)\|Rector]] of Upper Chelsea. He was educated at [[Charterhouse School\|Charterhouse]] and the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]], and was commissioned into the [[25th Foot]] (later the [[King's Own Scottish Borderers]]) in 1880.<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=24800 \|date=13 January 1880 \|page=145}}</ref>

	==Early military service==		==Early military service==
	Posted to [[India]], he served in the closing stages of the [[Second Anglo-Afghan War]] and was promoted [[lieutenant]]. He transferred to the [[Madras Staff Corps]] in 1882<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=25320 \|date=22 February 1884 \|page=896}}</ref> and served in the [[Third Anglo-Burmese War]] of 1885–1886 with the [[21st Madras Infantry (Pioneers)\|21st Madras Infantry]].<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=25599 \|date=22 June 1886 \|page=2974}}</ref>		Posted to [[India]], he served in the closing stages of the [[Second Anglo-Afghan War]] and was promoted [[lieutenant]]. He transferred to the [[Madras Staff Corps]] in 1882<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=25320 \|date=22 February 1884 \|page=896}}</ref> and served in the [[Third Anglo-Burmese War]] of 1885–1886 with the [[21st Madras Infantry (Pioneers)\|21st Madras Infantry]].<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=25599 \|date=22 June 1886 \|page=2974}}</ref>

	Cox then briefly served as [[adjutant]] of the [[South India Railway Volunteer Corps]] before being appointed Deputy Assistant [[Adjutant-General]] for [[Musketry]] in [[Burma]]. Soon afterwards he was appointed DAAG of Imperial Service Troops. He was promoted [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)\|captain]] in 1891.<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=26144 \|date=17 March 1891 \|page=1483}}</ref> In 1894 he became an inspector of the contingents supplied by the [[Indian Princely States]]. He served on the [[Mohmand campaign of 1897–98\|Mohmand]] and [[Tirah Expedition]]s, being promoted [[major]] on 14 January 1900.<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=27173 \|date=13 March 1900 \|page=1714}}</ref> Later that year he served in [[China]] during the [[Boxer Rebellion]], for which he received the [[China War Medal (1900)]]. The medal was presented to him in person by the [[George V\|Prince of Wales]] on 2 July 1902, following a parade in London of Indian troops visiting the United Kingdom for the [[Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra]].<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times \|~~articlename~~=Court Circular ~~\|day_of_week=Thursday~~ \|date=3 July 1902 \|~~page_number~~=8 \|issue=36810}}</ref>		Cox then briefly served as [[adjutant]] of the South India Railway Volunteer Corps before being appointed Deputy Assistant [[Adjutant-General]] for [[Musketry]] in [[Burma]]. Soon afterwards he was appointed DAAG of Imperial Service Troops. He was promoted [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)\|captain]] in 1891.<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=26144 \|date=17 March 1891 \|page=1483}}</ref> In 1894 he became an inspector of the contingents supplied by the [[Indian Princely States]]. He served on the [[Mohmand campaign of 1897–98\|Mohmand]] and [[Tirah Expedition]]s, being promoted [[major]] on 14 January 1900.<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=27173 \|date=13 March 1900 \|page=1714}}</ref> Later that year he served in [[China]] during the [[Boxer Rebellion]], for which he received the [[China War Medal (1900)]]. The medal was presented to him in person by the [[George V\|Prince of Wales]] on 2 July 1902, following a parade in London of Indian troops visiting the United Kingdom for the [[Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra]].<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times \|title=Court Circular \|date=3 July 1902 \|page=8 \|issue=36810}}</ref>

	==Return to India==		==Return to India==
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	==Footnotes==		==Footnotes==
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	==References==		==References==
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{{about|the British general|the Canadian politician|Herb Cox}}
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| name = Sir Vaughan Cox
| image =
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1860|07|12|df=yes}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1923|10|08|1860|07|12|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Watford]], Hertfordshire
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| allegiance = {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| branch = [[British Indian Army|Indian Army]]
| serviceyears = 1880–1921
| rank = [[General (United Kingdom)|General]]
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| commands = [[69th Punjabis]] 4th Infantry Brigade [[29th Indian Brigade]] [[4th Division (Australia)|4th Australian Division]]
| battles = [[Second Anglo-Afghan War]] [[Third Anglo-Burmese War]] [[Mohmand campaign of 1897–98|Mohmand Campaign]] [[Tirah Expedition]]s [[Boxer Rebellion]] [[First World War]]
| awards = [[Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath]] [[Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George]] [[Companion of the Order of the Star of India]] [[Mentioned in Despatches]] [[Order of the White Eagle (Serbia)|Order of the White Eagle]] (Serbia)
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[[General (United Kingdom)|General]] '''Sir Herbert Vaughan Cox''', {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|GCB|KCMG|CSI}} (12 July 1860 – 8 October 1923) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] officer in the [[British Indian Army|Indian Army]].

==Early life==
Cox was born in [[Watford]], the son of the [[Rector (ecclesiastical)|Rector]] of [[Upper Chelsea]]. He was educated at [[Charterhouse School|Charterhouse]] and the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]], and was commissioned into the [[25th Foot]] (later the [[King's Own Scottish Borderers]]) in 1880.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=24800 |date=13 January 1880 |page=145}}</ref>

==Early military service==
Posted to [[India]], he served in the closing stages of the [[Second Anglo-Afghan War]] and was promoted [[lieutenant]]. He transferred to the [[Madras Staff Corps]] in 1882<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=25320 |date=22 February 1884 |page=896}}</ref> and served in the [[Third Anglo-Burmese War]] of 1885–1886 with the [[21st Madras Infantry (Pioneers)|21st Madras Infantry]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=25599 |date=22 June 1886 |page=2974}}</ref>

Cox then briefly served as [[adjutant]] of the [[South India Railway Volunteer Corps]] before being appointed Deputy Assistant [[Adjutant-General]] for [[Musketry]] in [[Burma]]. Soon afterwards he was appointed DAAG of Imperial Service Troops. He was promoted [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] in 1891.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=26144 |date=17 March 1891 |page=1483}}</ref> In 1894 he became an inspector of the contingents supplied by the [[Indian Princely States]]. He served on the [[Mohmand campaign of 1897–98|Mohmand]] and [[Tirah Expedition]]s, being promoted [[major]] on 14 January 1900.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27173 |date=13 March 1900 |page=1714}}</ref> Later that year he served in [[China]] during the [[Boxer Rebellion]], for which he received the [[China War Medal (1900)]]. The medal was presented to him in person by the [[George V|Prince of Wales]] on 2 July 1902, following a parade in London of Indian troops visiting the United Kingdom for the [[Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra]].<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=Court Circular |day_of_week=Thursday |date=3 July 1902 |page_number=8 |issue=36810}}</ref>

==Return to India==
Returning to India in 1902, he spent five years in command of his regiment, the [[69th Punjabis]], as a temporary [[lieutenant-colonel]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27536 |date=20 March 1903 |page=1857}}</ref> He was promoted substantive lieutenant-colonel in 1904<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27716 |date=23 September 1904 |page=6138}}</ref> and [[Brevet (military)|brevet]] [[colonel]] in 1907.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=28081 |date=19 November 1907 |page=7771}}</ref> He was promoted substantive colonel<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=28152 |date=26 June 1908 |page=4652}}</ref> and became Assistant [[Quartermaster-General]] for Mobilisation later in 1907.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=28144 |date=9 June 1908 |page=4245}}</ref> Nine months later he was appointed Deputy Quartermaster-General for India,<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=28174 |date=4 September 1908 |page=6450}}</ref> in which post he served for three years. In 1911 he was appointed military member of the [[Coronation]] [[Durbar (court)|Durbar]] Committee with the temporary rank of [[brigadier-general]],<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=28539 |date=6 October 1911 |page=7285}}</ref> for which he was appointed [[Companion of the Order of the Star of India]] (CSI) later that year.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=28559 |date=8 December 1911 |page=9359}}</ref>

==Commander at Rawalpindi==
Cox's next post was as commander of the 4th Infantry Brigade at [[Rawalpindi]]. He was appointed [[Companion of the Order of the Bath]] (CB) in the 1912 Birthday Honours.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=28617 |date=11 June 1912 |page=4298 |supp=y}}</ref> He then took command of the 2nd (Nowshera) Infantry Brigade. When the [[First World War]] broke out, he was given command of the [[29th Indian Brigade]] in Egypt, [[Arabia]] and [[Gallipoli]], where he was wounded. He was appointed [[Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George]] (KCMG) in October 1915 for distinguished services in the field.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=29344 |date=29 October 1915 |page=10727 |supp=y}}</ref> In 1916, he was appointed Colonel of his old regiment, the 69th Punjabis.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=29651 |date=4 July 1916 |page=6613}}</ref>

==Service in Egypt and retirement==
He then commanded the [[4th Division (Australia)|4th Australian Division]] in Egypt and in France from 1916 to 1917, when he became [[Military Secretary to the India Office]], where he remained until his retirement in January 1921.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=32220 |date=8 February 1921 |page=1066}}</ref> He was promoted [[lieutenant-general]] in January 1917 for distinguished service in the field.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=29987 |date=16 March 1917 |page=2701 |supp=y}}</ref> In 1919 he was appointed to the [[Esher Committee]] to look into Indian Army administration and organisation. He was promoted [[general]] in 1920,<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=31996 |date=27 July 1920 |page=7928 |supp=y}}</ref> and appointed [[Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath]] (GCB) in the [[1921 Birthday Honours]] following his retirement.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=32346 |date=4 June 1921 |page=4532 |supp=y}}</ref>

==Footnotes==
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==References==
*Obituary, ''[[The Times]]'', 10 October 1923

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