Rex COLE

Regimental number11832
OccupationFarm labourer
Next of kinFather, Martin T Cole, Roslyn Terrace, Timaru
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 12th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 51 Ulimaroa on 1 May 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 February 1918
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialOxford Road Cemetery (Plot III, Row G, Grave No 7), Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Martin T D and Ada Cole, 5 Roslyn Terrace, Timaru, New Zealand. Also served in Egypt
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 30, p. 5

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