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Ordinary Seaman

John Alfred Cole

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Herbert John and Elsie Janet Cole, of Kohirnarama, Auckland City, New Zealand. M.Sc. (Hons.).

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

On the 25th July, HMS Achates struck a British mine. The ship had stopped due to fuel contamination and drifted into the minefield off SE Iceland 63 of the crew were lost. [Naval history.net Retrieved 17th may 20220]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
C/JX 247426
Name:
John Alfred Cole
Rank: 
Ordinary Seaman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal Navy, HMS Achates

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Lost at sea
Date of Death:
25 July 1941
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal Navy (RN)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Chatham Naval Memorial
Cemetery Reference: 
44, 2.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
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