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COLE, Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2792 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 June 1915, Enlisted at Keswick, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | London, England, United Kingdom, 1872 |
| Home Town: | Port Adelaide, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Seaman |
| Died: | Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Bedford Park Hospital, South Australia, 2 December 1919 |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia Section N, Path 7, Grave 226C |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2792, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Keswick, SA | |
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| 21 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2792, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2792, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Star of England, Adelaide | |
| 10 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2792, Shell shock | |
| 11 Sep 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2792, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged as Medically Unfit at the 4th Military District due to Rheumatism and Old |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin was given as a friend John Pearson of Clare Street, Portland, SA Henry had siblings, a brother Richard Cole and a sister, living in London and he had tried to contact Richard to no avail.
Henry had arrived in Australia approximately 16 years prior t enlisting and was considered to be of good character
13 February 1917 - returned to Australia on board HT Karoola for discharge.His back was curved so that he carried himself with a perpetual stoop
At the time of discharged he was diagnosed with Pulmony Tuberculosis
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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