John William COLES

COLES, John William

Service Number: NX44551
Enlisted: 9 September 1941
Last Rank: Sapper
Last Unit: 1st Field Squadron, RAE
Born: Narooma, New South Wales, Australia, 17 February 1911
Home Town: Darlinghurst, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Accidental (Drowning), Aitape, New Guinea, 24 December 1944, aged 33 years
Cemetery: Lae War Cemetery
(CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot PP. Row C. Grave 13. Personal Inscription ~ "HE FOREVER MARCHES ON"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Sapper, NX44551
9 Sep 1941: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX44551
3 Mar 1943: Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, 1st Field Squadron, RAE

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