Edward Henry Cox DSO (21 May 1863 – 23 July 1925) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
[6] Cox served in the Second Boer War, during the course of which he was promoted to major and was made a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.
[9] Having spent the permitted four-year period commanding a battalion, he was placed on the half-pay list in May 1911,[10] with him retiring from active service in August of the same year.
[11] Cox returned to service during the First World War, being made a temporary colonel in October 1914,[12] being placed in charge of records.
[13] Cox died suddenly from heart failure in July 1925, whilst playing cricket at Holyport, Berkshire.