COLE, Sydney Thomas Victor
| Service Numbers: | Officer, VX55570 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 October 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
| Born: | Sydney, NSW, 11 November 1894 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Melbourne Grammar School, Sydney Church of England Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Bank Officer |
| Died: | Victoria, September 1968, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Box Hill General Cemetery, Victoria CE-NS-0135 |
| Memorials: | Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book, Northbridge (Shore) Sydney Church of England Grammar School Memorial Cricket Ground Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Oct 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer | |
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| 22 Dec 1917: | Embarked Australian Flying Corps (AFC), HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 22 Dec 1917: | Involvement Australian Flying Corps (AFC), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' |
World War 2 Service
| 12 May 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Major, VX55570, Royal Park, Vic. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
SYDNEY THOMAS VICTOR COLE was born in Sydney on 11th November, 1894. He is the son of Mr. John Francis Cole and Mrs. M. B. Cole, and was educated at the Church of England Grammar Schools of Sydney and Melbourne.
Entering the service of the Bank at Sunshine, Victoria, on 7th June, 1912, he was removed to the Flinders Street West Branch on 17th March, 1914, and the Melbourne Office on 6th April, 1914.
Sydney Cole enlisted in the A.I.F. on 4th August, 1915, and was appointed first lieutenant of the 3rd Squadron of the Australian Flying Corps on 16th October, 1917.
source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
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