COLE, Alfred Herbert
| Service Number: | 514 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 October 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Byrock, New South Wales, Australia, 13 August 1891 |
| Home Town: | Mogriguy, Dubbo Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Dora Creek, New South Wales, Australia, 15 September 1982, aged 91 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cooranbong Cemetery, NSW |
| Memorials: | Eumungerie - Coboco RSL Memorial, Eumungerie Mogriguy Soldiers WWI Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 514, 7th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 19 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 514, 7th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 514, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ajana, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Alfred Herbert Cole enlisted in 1914 with 7th Light Horse Regiment. He was one of six brothers who enlisted and served in the AIF during WW1.
His older brother 2123 Pte. William Henry Cole 18th Battalion AIF, was killed in action at Pozieres on 31 July 1916, aged 30.
Another younger brother, 2121 Lce. Cpl. John Alexander Cole, also of the 18th Battalion AIF, died of wounds in near Ypres in Belgium on 13 September 1916, aged 22.
They were the sons of Thomas and Rose Cole, of Mogriguy, near Dubbo in New South Wales.
Another brother, 2122 Private Thomas Cole, also of the 18th Battalion was also severely wounded at Pozieres during 1916 and was invalided to Australia in early 1917.
Another brother, 4550 Peter George Cole 53rd Battalion was returned to Australia in late 1918 with bomb wounds to his foot and yet another brother left Australia with reinforcements in October 1918, but his ship was recalled due to the Armistice.
Alfred served at Gallipoli from May 1915 with the 7th Light Horse Regiment. He was wounded in the face during September 1915 but remained on duty. He was evacuated sick just prior to the evacuation of the Dardanelles.
In early 1916 he transferred to the 4th Division Ammunition Column as a Driver and served in France. He was banged up in an accident during late 1916, suffering a badly damaged elbow and forearm, as well as contusions to his face. It emerged that a double kick from a horse did the damage. He was evacuated to England and didn’t return to France until April 1917. He was eventually sent home on ‘1914 leave’ in late 1918.
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