Difference between revisions of "Cole Thomas Frederick Lance Bombardier 14357142"
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|Date of birth=Not yet ascertained. Born Polegate, Sussex. | |Date of birth=Not yet ascertained. Born Polegate, Sussex. | ||
| − | |Age= | + | |Age=30 at the time of his death. |
| − | |Unit=Posted to the 143rd Field Regiment. Served Normandy and North West Europe. | + | |Unit=Conscripted into the General Staff Corps. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to the Royal Artillery. Posted to the 143rd Field Regiment. Served Normandy and North West Europe. Died 18/4/1945. |
|Company/Battery=Not yet known. | |Company/Battery=Not yet known. | ||
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known. | |Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known. | ||
| − | |Task or role= | + | |Task or role=Probably gun crew. |
|Joined Brigade=Not yet known. | |Joined Brigade=Not yet known. | ||
|Promotions=None known beyond Lance Bombardier. | |Promotions=None known beyond Lance Bombardier. | ||
| − | |Wounded=Not so far as is known | + | |Wounded=Not so far as is known. |
|Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known. | |Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known. | ||
| − | |Died/Killed in action= | + | |Died/Killed in action=DIED 18/4/1945 in Ede Netherlands, aged 30. Cause of death not yet known. Initially interred in Jonkerbosch Old Cemetery. Located at Map reference 688592 on Map Sheet 5 1/100,000. Re-buried 9/4/1947 in Jonkerbos War Cemetery, grave plot 21.G.2. Headstone inscription reads "IN MEMORYS GARDEN WE MEET EVERY DAY. HIS LOVING WIFE OLIVE MUM DAD AND GEORGE". |
| − | |Home address= | + | |Home address=Son of George Thomas Cole and Alice Maud Cole. Husband of Olive Kate Maud Cole. |
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Many of the Royal Artillery personnel pages have benefited from information drawn from the 1939-1945 RA Tracer Cards made available via Ancestry.co.uk | Many of the Royal Artillery personnel pages have benefited from information drawn from the 1939-1945 RA Tracer Cards made available via Ancestry.co.uk | ||
Revision as of 14:34, 17 October 2023
Personnel Entry
Name Cole Thomas Frederick
Army number 14357142
Rank Lance Bombardier.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards
Date of birth Not yet ascertained. Born Polegate, Sussex.
Age 30 at the time of his death.
Unit Conscripted into the General Staff Corps. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to the Royal Artillery. Posted to the 143rd Field Regiment. Served Normandy and North West Europe. Died 18/4/1945.
Company/Battery Not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Probably gun crew.
Joined Brigade Not yet known.
Promotions None known beyond Lance Bombardier.
Wounded Not so far as is known.
Prisoner of War Not so far as is known.
Died/Killed in action DIED 18/4/1945 in Ede Netherlands, aged 30. Cause of death not yet known. Initially interred in Jonkerbosch Old Cemetery. Located at Map reference 688592 on Map Sheet 5 1/100,000. Re-buried 9/4/1947 in Jonkerbos War Cemetery, grave plot 21.G.2. Headstone inscription reads "IN MEMORYS GARDEN WE MEET EVERY DAY. HIS LOVING WIFE OLIVE MUM DAD AND GEORGE".
Home address Son of George Thomas Cole and Alice Maud Cole. Husband of Olive Kate Maud Cole.
Source table
Many of the Royal Artillery personnel pages have benefited from information drawn from the 1939-1945 RA Tracer Cards made available via Ancestry.co.uk
