William Alfred (Bill) COLE

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COLE, William Alfred

Service Number:	961
Enlisted:	1 August 1915
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	43rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Port Lincoln, South Australia, 28 September 1896
Home Town:	Peterborough (Formerly Petersburg), South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Adelaide, South Australia, 17 June 1955, aged 58 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	North Brighton Cemetery, S.A.
Memorials:	Adelaide Officers of S.A. Post, Telegraph and Telephone Department Great War Roll of Honor, Jamestown Soldier's Memorial Park Arch, Jamestown St James Anglican Church Stained Glass Windows and Turner Brothers Memorial

World War 1 Service

1 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 961, 43rd Infantry Battalion
9 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 961, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
9 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 961, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide
27 May 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 43rd Infantry Battalion
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 961, 43rd Infantry Battalion
14 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 43rd Infantry Battalion

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Biography

Rootsweb ID: I89168 Birth Record: 28 Sep 1896 in Port Lincoln, South Australia

Father Alfed Cole, c/o PO Box Jamestown, SA
(later at PO Box Petersburg, SA)

Brother:   Lance Corporal 960 Darcy Garrett Cole
               Australian Corps Signal Company
               18/10/1915 enlisted in Adelaide, SA (24yrs of age)
               9/6/1916 embarked with William onboard HMAT Afric
               16/5/1919 returned to Australia
               16/7/1971 passed away
               cremated in Centennial Park Cemetery

Previous service: Cadets

Described on enlisting as 18yrs 11mths old; single; 5' 7.5" tall; 190 lbs;
fair complexion; blue eyes; dark hair; Church of England; tattoos on both
forearms and chest.

21/9/1915 enlisted in Adelaide, SA

23/9/1915 appointed to C Company, 2nd Depot Battalion

16/3/1915 appointed to Head Quarters, 43rd Infantry Battalion
Morphettville Camp

1/11/1915 1st Depot Battalion, Morphettville Camp

15/11/1915 transferred to Mitcham Camp, as Signaller

1/12/1915 Signal School

16/2/1916 6th Division Signal Company

16/3/1916 Private in 43rd Battalion HQ

9/6/1916 embarked with older brother Darcy, onboard HMAT A19 Afric
20/7/1916 disembarked into Marseilles, France

25/11/1916 proceeded overseas to France

4/12/1916 sick with mumps, admitted to Hospital in France
26/12/1916 rejoined unit in France

15/2/1917     pneumonia - admitted to 7th General Hospital in the field, St Omer
27/2/1917     to England, ex Wimereux, France
28/2/1917     admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, England

23/6/1917 admitted to 1st Australian Hospital, Bulford
18/7/1917 discharged to Convalescent Training Camp

15/4/1918 proceeded overseas to France, ex 9th Training Battalion, Fovant

27/5/1918 promoted to Lance Corporal, 43rd Battalion

20/5/1919 returned to Australia onboard Lestor, ex England
29/6/1919 disembarked into Austalia

14/8/1919 discharged from service

Medals: British War medal (13267) and Victory medal (13089)

Married: Bess
Children: Elizabeth

17/6/1955 passed away
buried in: North Brighton Cemetery

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 17/5/2016 Lest we forget.

Thank you to Kaye Bottrall, Jamestown, SA for her information.

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