Regimental number | 6550 |
Place of birth | Charters Towers, Queensland |
Other Names | Edgar Elms |
School | Rutland State School, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labouer |
Address | Pentland, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Sister, Miss R M Cole, Portland, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A36 Boonah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Meteren Military Cemetery (Plot V, Row E, Grave No. 690), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 55 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederic Henry and Jessie COLE. Native of Charters Towers, Queensland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |