Last employer: Mr Maden a Contractor of Foxton.
NOK: Mrs M Sherrock, Sister of Tiakitahuna,
Hair: Brown. Eyes: Blue.
Height: 5’2”. Complexion: Medium.
Weight: 112lb. Chest 32” – 35½”.
Age on enlistment: 40 years 7 months.
If you have a photo of Arthur Cole in uniform could we please borrow it to put here.
Any use of this item must be accompanied by the credit “Adopt an Anzac Project”
| Date of birth: | 22 May 1874 |
| Date of death: | 12 June 1918 |
| Place of birth: | Foxton, New Zealand |
| Awards: | British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Last known residence: | Robinson St, Foxton |
| Cause of death: | Died of wounds |
| Place of death: | No 1 NZGH Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England |
| Buried where: | Brockenhurst (St Nicholas) Churchyard. Plot A, Row 5, Grave 13 |
| Spouses name: | Unmarried |
| Fathers name: | Edwin |
| Mothers name: | Harriet (née Durrant) |
| Parents date of marriage: | 1870 |
| Siblings: | Mabel (Mrs Sherlock, Tiakitahuna), Alice (Mrs Tunnicliffe, Manakau), and Florence (b 1878, Mrs Anderson) |
| Parents place of marriage: | New Zealand |
| Date of arrival overseas: | 21 May 1917 |
| Theatres of war: | Western Front |
| Place of embarkation: | on Ruapehu transport 79 |
| Surname: | COLE |
| War memorial: | Foxton |
| Place enlisted: | Palmerston North |
| Christian names: | Arthur |
| Place of arrival overseas: | Devonport, England |
| Wars: | WW1 |
| Service number: | 41741 |
| Religion: | C of E |
| Date enlisted: | 12 December 1916 |
| Final rank: | Private |
| Regiment or service: | 1st Bn Wellington Regiment NZEF |
| Embarkation date: | 14 March 1917 |
| User reference: | 1.61 |
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