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COLE, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2450A |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 April 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yarrawonga, Victoria, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fitter and Turner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 11 August 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Huddleston & Narridy Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
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| 23 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2450A, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2450A, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kanowna, Adelaide | |
| 11 Aug 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2450A, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2450A awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-08-11 | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 2450A, 10th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Corporal JACK COLE, of the 10th Battalion, late of Adelaide, was killed in action in France on August 11, after being for three years and six months on active service. He left Australia on June 14, 1915. He leaves a wife and child.
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