Regimental number | 9025 |
Place of birth | Bondi, New South Wales |
School | Bondi Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Plumber |
Address | Bondi, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, John James Cole, 74 Watson Street, Bondi, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | 22nd Infantry; Served as DSO in Australian Infantry, 2nd Military District. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 7th Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 7 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/26/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Field Company Engineers |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Rosiel, near Peronne, France |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Tincourt New British Cemetery (Plot V, Row B, Grave No. 16), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 23 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Rose Ann COLE, "Normwell", Watson Street, Bondi, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Foster brother: Pte Edward Goold. |