COLES, Cyril Roster Pearce
| Service Number: | 7215 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 January 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Bathurst, Bathurst Regional, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 25 September 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) |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jan 1917: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 7215, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 Feb 1917: | Embarked Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 7215, 13th Infantry Battalion, Embarked 02 Feb 1917 aboard "Wiltshire" arrived England May 1917, marched into 4th training Battalion then to France Aug 1917. | |
| 7 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 7215, 13th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 7215, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney |
Family
Cyril was born in 1896 and was the son of Richard Bricheno Coles and
Emma G Raffiell. Cyril was raised by his grandmother in Marrickville NSW after his parent's separation. Richard worked as a railway ganger on the Cobar line and was providing support from his wage towards Cyril in the early days.
Richard married my great grandmother Mima Mason (nee Thomas) a widow in 1908
Mima had children from her 1st marriage to John Mason, one of which whom was William John Mason. William served with the 13th Battalion and was in France in 1916 where he was wounded and died of those wounds in July 1916.
I am of the belief Cyril joined the 13th Battalion because of his connection with William, then sadly in September 1917 Cyril too was killed in action.
Both my Great Grandparents like so many others suffering such tragedy.
Submitted 10 October 2020 by Norman Warwick