John Alexander COLE

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COLE, John Alexander

Service Number:	2121
Enlisted:	5 July 1915
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	18th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Byrock, New South Wales, Australia, 9 March 1894
Home Town:	Dubbo, Dubbo Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Minore Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Died of wounds, Belgium, 13 September 1916, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm) Plot VI, Row N, Grave No 7. IN MEMORY OF THE DEARLY LOVED SON OF MR. & MRS.T.COLE OF DUBBO, N.S.W.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dubbo Memorial Drive & Rose Garden, Eumungerie - Coboco RSL Memorial, Eumungerie Mogriguy Soldiers WWI Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

5 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2121, 18th Infantry Battalion
30 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2121, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
30 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2121, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney
13 Sep 1916:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 2121, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2121 awm_unit: 18 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-09-13

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

John Alexander Cole was the son of Thomas and Rose Cole, of Mogriguy, New South Wales. Five of his brothers also enlisted in the AIF and embarked for overseas service during WW1.

‘Jack’ as he was known enlisted in July 1915 with his brothers Will and Tom. All three were assigned to the 18th Battalion and given consecutive regimental numbers.

Jack died of wounds in Belgium on 13 September 1916 only six weeks after his older brother, 2123 Pte. William Henry Cole was killed at Pozieres on 31 July 1916, aged 30.

The other brother, 2122 Private Thomas Cole was severely wounded during August 1916 and returned to Australia medically unfit during early 1917.

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