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Arthur COLE

Kete Horowhenua2020-03-23T17:03:15+00:00
Date of birth22 May 1874
Date of death12 June 1918
Mothers nameHarriet (née Durrant)
Spouses nameUnmarried
Fathers nameEdwin
Parents date of marriage1870
Parents place of marriageNew Zealand
SiblingsMabel (Mrs Sherlock, Tiakitahuna), Alice (Mrs Tunnicliffe, Manakau), Florence (b 1878, Mrs Anderson)
Cause of deathDied of wounds
Buried whereBrockenhurst (St Nicholas) Churchyard. Plot A, Row 5, Grave 13
Last known residenceRobinson St, Foxton
AwardsBritish War Medal, Victory Medal
Place of birthFoxton, New Zealand
OccupationLabourer
Place of deathNo 1 NZGH Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England
Date of arrival overseas21 May 1917
Theatres of warWestern Front
Place of embarkationon Ruapehu transport 79
SurnameCOLE
War memorialFoxton
Place enlistedPalmerston North
Christian namesArthur
Place of arrival overseasDevonport, England
WarsWW1
Service number41741
ReligionC of E
Date enlisted12 December 1916
Final rankPrivate
Regiment or service1st Bn Wellington Regiment NZEF
Embarkation date14 March 1917
User reference1.61

Do you have a photo?

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”