Private

William Edmund Cole

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of William and Marian Cole, of 428, Oxford St., Bondi Junction, Waverley, Sydney, Australia. Native of Co. Durham, England.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
12/1593
Name:
William Edmund Cole
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Place of Birth: 
Durham, England
Next of Kin: 
W. Cole (father), 428 Oxford Street, Bondi Junction, Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Te Kuiti, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
[Foreman at G.H. Clapham and Company, Te Kuiti]
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
25 April 1915
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
29
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
3rd Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 February 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 17
HMNZT 18
HMNZT 19
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (26 March 1915)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
72
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
William Edmund Cole
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