Arthur Edward COLE

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COLE, Arthur Edward

Service Numbers:	1003, 2228
Enlisted:	22 October 1917
Last Rank:	Sapper
Last Unit:	Railway Unit (AIF)
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, 19 June 1880
Home Town:	Mile End, City of West Torrens, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Check Porter
Died:	1 August 1970, aged 90 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
Memorials:	S.A. Railway Goods Dept. Mile End Roll of Honor

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 1003, 2nd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse

World War 1 Service

22 Oct 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, 2228, Railway Unit (AIF)
9 Nov 1917:	Involvement Private, 2228, Railway Unit (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1917:	Embarked Private, 2228, Railway Unit (AIF), HMAT Port Sydney, Melbourne
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Sapper, 2228
1 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, 2228, Railway Unit (AIF)

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Biography contributed by Adelaide High School

Arthur Edward Cole was born in 1880, on June 19th and died of old age on the 1st of August, 1970. He lived in Mile End, 48A Rose St with his wife and four children. He was of medium complexion and had brown hair and eyes. He served in the Boer war, giving his age as 22 years old, his service number being 1003. He enlisted for the First World War on the 22nd of October, 1917, at the age of 37. Arthur E. Cole was a part of the Railway Unit (AIF) as a private. He got the nominal role of sapper and moved the 5th Broad Gauge Railway Operating Company.

Arthur E. Cole embarked from Port Sydney, Melbourne on the HMAT A15, (originally called the STAR OF ENGLAND.) The boat carried troops and horses, including the 12th battalion that was part of the initial landing at Gallipoli and later at the Western Front. He went to Alexandria, Egypt on the 18th of December, 1917 and disembarked in Taranto, Italy, 22nd of December, 1917.

When Arthur E. Cole returned to Australia, he earned the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.

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