Stephen John COLE

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Service Numbers:	2612, 2612B
Enlisted:	30 July 1915, Enlisted at Keswick, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Wimbledon, Surrey, England, 1890
Home Town:	Mile End, City of West Torrens, South Australia
Schooling:	Holy Trinity, Wimbledon, England
Occupation:	Porter
Died:	Died of wounds - abdomen, France, 7 June 1916
Cemetery:	Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension Plot 11, Row V, Grave 4 Rev. A. Alexander officiated Headstone inscription reads: The path of duty was the way to glory, Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, Estaires, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

30 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2612, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Keswick, SA
27 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 2612, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
27 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 2612, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide
7 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 2612B, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2612B awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-06-07

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Arrived in Australia aged 22 years

Son of William and Miria Jeanette Cole of Bullara Street, Mile End, SA

27 February 1916 - transferred from the 27th Battalion to the 10th Battalion at Serapeum

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal