Regimental number | 2121 |
Place of birth | Byrock, New South Wales |
School | Public School, Minora, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farm labourer |
Address | Morigry, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, T Cole, Morigry, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 12 months in NSW Militia. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 18th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/35/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 18th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Belgium |
Age at death | 22.6 |
Place of burial | Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm) (Plot VI, Row N, Grave No 7), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 85 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Rose COLE |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 2122 Pte Thomas Junior COLE, 18th Bn, returned to Australia, 13 February 1917; 2123 Pte William Henry COLE, 18th Bn, killed in action, 31 July 1916. |