Regimental number | 3234 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
School | Napier St State School, Fitzroy, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Grocer |
Address | High Plains, Rowsley, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Bessie Bell, High Plains, Rowsley, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Compulsory Military Training scheme. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 53rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Polygon Wood, Ypres, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 19 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Hooge Crater Cemetery (Plot VI, Row D, Grave No. 19), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 156 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Bessie COLE, 155 Gore Street, Fitzroy, Victoria |