About Philip Joseph Cox
Lived 1922 – 2014 (aged 92). Philip Joseph Cox was a British military officer and judge.
Philip Joseph Cox, DSC, QC (28 September 1922 – 14 November 2014) was a British Royal Navy officer of the Second World War who was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions against enemy submarines. He later became a leading Barrister on the Birmingham circuit, becoming a Queen's Counsel and judge.
Cox was the prosecuting counsel in the Donald Nielson "black panther" case of 1975 and the 1978 "Bridgwater four" case, securing convictions in both, though the later conviction was quashed after the police were shown to have falsified evidence.
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Who was Philip Joseph Cox?
British officer (1922-2014)
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Philip Joseph Cox was born on 28 September 1922.
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Philip Joseph Cox died on 14 November 2014.
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Philip Joseph Cox was a military officer and judge.
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