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COLE, Ernest Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6837 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 October 1916, Bathurst |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Manildra, New South Wales, Australia, January 1895 |
| Home Town: | Manildra, Cabonne, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6837, Bathurst | |
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| 8 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6837, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Nicholson embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 8 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6837, 3rd Infantry Battalion, SS Port Nicholson, Sydney | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6837, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge |
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