James George COLE

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Service Number:	3143
Enlisted:	14 February 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	49th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Nottingham, England, 1879
Home Town:	Enoggera, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Carditis and Syncope, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 17 June 1920
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Enoggera Shire Council Roll of Honour WW1

14 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1
23 Dec 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3143, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
23 Dec 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3143, 49th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney
6 Feb 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3143, 49th Infantry Battalion, Discharge with Emphsema

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He was the son of James and Rosa Cole. In 1881 they lived at 20 Balmoral Road, Aberdeen Street, Nottingham.

His unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales 23/12/1916 aboard HMAT A64 Demosthenes.

He died post-discharge and was accepted for commemoration as war dead on 21/06/2014.

GROVELY (ANGLICAN) CEMETERY, BRISBANE

GPS Coordinates

Latitude: -27.40899, Longitude: 152.9679

49 Battalion

Rank - Private

Diagnosed with Emphysema in 1918

Returned to Australia 01/01/2019

Died of carditis and Syncope

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Son of James Fred (died 13 August 1923) and Rosa ( died 12 October 1937) Cole, Samford Road, Enoggera, Queensland