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COLE, Herbert Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5663 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Toowong, Queensland, Australia , 4 June 1897 |
| Home Town: | Katoomba, Blue Mountains Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in action, France, 4 February 1917, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5663, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 3 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 5663, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 3 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 5663, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Sydney |
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