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Arthur COLE

Kete Horowhenua2020-03-23T16:51:11+00:00
Date of birth22 May 1874
Date of death12 June 1918
Mothers nameHarriet (née Durrant)
Spouses nameUnmarried
Fathers nameEdwin
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Cause of deathSickness
Buried whereBrockenhurst (St Nicholas) Churchyard. Plot A, Row 5, Grave 13
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Last known residenceRobinson St, Foxton
AwardsBritish War Medal, Victory Medal
Place of birthFoxton, New Zealand
OccupationLabourer for Mr Maden a Contractor of Foxton
Place of deathNo 1 NZGH Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England
Date of arrival overseas21 May 1917
Theatres of warWestern Front
Place of embarkationRuapehu transport 79
SurnameCOLE
War memorialFoxton School
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
Embarkation date14 March 1917
User reference10.181

NOK: Mrs M Sherrock, Sister of Tiakitahuna,

Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue

Height: 5’2” Complexion: Medium

Weight: 112lb Chest: 32” – 35 1/2”.

Age on enlistment: 40 years 7 months

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