Percy Cox
British Indian Army general (1864-1937) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 72
Major-General Sir Percy Zachariah Cox, was a British Indian Army officer and Colonial Office administrator in the Middle East. He is considered one of the main architects behind the current Middle Eastern borders.
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1937Died20 February 19371922Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St GeorgeAward1920Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St GeorgeAward1917Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian EmpireAward1915Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of IndiaAward1911Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian EmpireAward1909Companion of the Order of the Star of IndiaAward1902Companion of the Order of the Indian EmpireAward1864Born20 November 1864
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Cox and Gertrude Bell with Abdul Aziz Ibn Sa'ud, during the Arab Revolt, Basrah, 1916![Coronation of Faisal as King of Iraq. Faisal seated, to his right are British High commissioner Percy Cox and Lieutenant Kinahan Cornwallis, to his left commander-in-chief of all British troops in the Mesopotamia Commander General Aylmer Haldane.[46]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Coronation_of_Prince_Faisal_as_King_of_Iraq%2C_1921.jpg/330px-Coronation_of_Prince_Faisal_as_King_of_Iraq%2C_1921.jpg)
Coronation of Faisal as King of Iraq. Faisal seated, to his right are British High commissioner Percy Cox and Lieutenant Kinahan Cornwallis, to his left commander-in-chief of all British troops in the Mesopotamia Commander General Aylmer Haldane.[46]
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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1864 to 1937 · aged 72
