Frederick Coxhead
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Background
Frederick Coxhead was born in London, England.
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Coxhead was a lawyer's clerk who was injured at the Eureka Stockade on 03 December 1854. He died in May 1856 at the Ballarat Benevolent Asylum from injuries he sustained during the Eureka battle. [1]
Post 1854 Experiences
- Amongst the deaths of recent occurrences at the Benevolent Asylum is that of Frederick Coxhead, native of London, lawyer’s clerk, and 24 years of age. He sided with the insurgents at the memorable battle of the Eureka Stockade at Ballarat, and received a gun-shot wound. Compression of the brain ensued, and an abscess then set in which terminated fatally on Sunday.[2]
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Further Reading
Corfield, J., Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.