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Rex COLE

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Date of birth18 December 1895
Date of death08 February 1918
Mothers nameAda (née Shortland)
Spouses nameUnmarried
Fathers nameMartin Thomas Dowling Cole
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Cause of deathKilled in action
Buried whereOxford Road Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. III.G.7
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AwardsBritish War Medal, Victory Medal
Place of birthTimaru, South Canterbury, New Zealand
OccupationFarm hand/Farm Labourer.
Date of arrival overseas09 June 1916
Theatres of warWestern Front
Place of embarkationWellington on board 'Ulimaroa'
SurnameCOLE
War memorialManakau
Place enlistedTrentham
Christian namesRex
Place of arrival overseasSuez, Egypt
WarsWW1
Service number11832
ReligionAnglican/Presbyterian
Date enlisted11 January 1916
Final rankPrivate
Regiment or service7th Coy 2nd Bn Wellington Regiment NZEF
Embarkation date01 May 1916
User reference3.174

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Last Employer: FE Burnell, Manakau.

Previous Military Training: None.

Declared Age: 20.

Height: 5’9”.

Weight: 10st 4lb.

Chest: 31” – 34”.

Complexion: Fair.

Eyes: Greyish Blue.

Hair: Brown.

Identifying marks: A scar on outer side of left leg.

Examined at Levin on 24 Nov 1915 by Medical Officer Henry A Davie.

Left NZ with “B” Coy, 12th Reinforcements.

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