For the West Indian cricketer, see Percy Cox (cricketer).
Major General
Sir Percy Zachariah Cox
GCMG GCIE KCSI KBE DL
Cox in 1916
Nickname(s)
Coccus Kokus (Kokkus)
Born
(1864-11-20)20 November 1864 Harwood Hall, Herongate, Essex, England
Died
20 February 1937(1937-02-20) (aged 72) Melchbourne, Bedfordshire, England
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
British Army British Indian Army
Years of service
1884–1923
Rank
Major-General
Awards
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Major-General Sir Percy Zachariah CoxGCMG GCIE KCSI KBE DL (20 November 1864 – 20 February 1937) was a British Indian Army officer and Colonial Office administrator in the Middle East.[1] He was one of the major figures in the creation of the current Middle East.
^Hopkirk, Peter (2001). On Secret Service East of Constantinople: The Plot to Bring Down the British Empire. Oxford University Press. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-19-280230-9.
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