COLE, Albert Leonard Gordon
(Service number 12/3532)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 11/11/1894 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 15 Aug 1914-31 Dec 1915 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | C/- Mrs Dauphin, Raetihi | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Martin Cole (father), Roslyn Tce, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 3rd Reinforcements; 8th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Auckland Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 14 February 1915; 13 November 1915 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima; Willochra or Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 8 June 1976 | Age | 82 |
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| Place of Death | Waikato Public Hospital | ||
| Cause | Pneumonia & Bronchogenic Carcinoma | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Hamilton PArk | ||
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Biographical Notes
A descendant commented: "Albert Leonard Gordon (Bertie) Cole was born on the 11th November 1894 at Timaru, and died at the age of 82 years. He married Bertha Thomas at Raetihi, she was 25 years of age. Bertie died at Waikato Public Hospital, Hamilton on the 8th June 1976 and was Cremated at Hamilton Park. An ex seaman came ashore and became a farmer. Like many of his time he suffered the 1st World War and was badly gassed in France, and for most of his life suffered chronic emphysema (a debilitating condition that sapped his strength and at most times demanded his energy levels. They married at Raetahi and moved several times in the youthful years of this young man. He died of Pneumonia ... "
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (October 2014); SCROll web submission by W Cole, 26 July 2018
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