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Andrew William Ernest Cole

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Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 52), Page: 20 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 52), Page: 20 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Andrew William Ernest AWMM
  • Surname
    Cole AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 34030 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    10 April 1896 AWMM Gisborne, Gisborne AWMM
  • Date of birth
    b. 10th April 1896 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 4 January 2024 - Military Record
  • Place of birth
    Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 4 January 2024 - Military Record
  • Birth notes
    Son of Rupert William & Hephzibah COLE of Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 4 January 2024 - Military Record
  • Address before enlistment
    C/- Mr Hadwin, Crawford Road, Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 4 January 2024 - Military Record
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Hephzibah Jeffcoate (mother), Lytton Road, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    1920 Andrew William Ernest COLE married Florence May KIRBY Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 4 January 2024 - NZ BDM Marriage Records

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 34030 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 17 September 1916 AWMM
    Age 20 AWMM
    Driver/Military AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    29 September 1963 AWMM
    Age 67 AWMM
    AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • William Andrew COLE died 29 Sep 1963 aged 66yrs - He was cremated and his memorial can be found in the Waikumete Cemetery & Crematorium, Auckland - Plot: Eucalyptus Glade Row Sc- Ash Plot 0
    REF: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/217864280/william-andrew-cole
    Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 4 January 2024
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Military personnel file
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R21895815
    Further Reference
  • References
    • McDonald, W. (2013). Honours and Awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. (3rd ed.). Hamilton, N.Z.: Richard Stowers. AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      52: 20 AWMM
    • Homeward bound : S.S. Briton. As transport H.M.N.Z.T. No. 268 the S.S. "Briton" departed Tilbury, London, 17 June 1919. AWMM

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04 January 2024Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher

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