Sydney Thomas Victor COLE

COLE, Sydney Thomas Victor

Service Numbers: Officer, VX55570
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
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Memorials: Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book, Northbridge (Shore) Sydney Church of England Grammar School Memorial Cricket Ground Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

16 Oct 1917: Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer
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 (WW2) , Major, VX55570, Royal Park, Vic.

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Biography 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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