Private Arthur Coles

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Coles, Arthur

Date of birth: 1884-04-28

Place of birth: Taunton Somerset England

Next of kin: Mrs Coles, mother. Leighland, Taunton, Somerset, England

Marital status: single

Occupation (attested): Railway Surveyor

Occupation (normalized): Surveyor, General

Religion: Church of England

Date of death: 1916-06-03

Cause of death: Died of wounds

Buried: Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, VII. B. 5.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 107144

Highest Rank: Private

Rank detail

Private (Army).

Degree of service: Europe

Survived war: no

Battle wounded/killed: Mount Sorrel

Commemoration location: Hedley War Memorial, Hedley, British Columbia

Awards

Military Medal
Date of award: 1916-08-10
Source: London Gazette Issue 29701,(page 7891 (page 7))
Comment: Link to London Gazette.

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.

CWGC ID: 432186

LAC ID: 109389

Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2

Service file: B1861-S014

Uploader's Notes:

Son of Henry Poole Coles and Clara Jane Coles of Leighland, Taunton, Somerset, England.

Had previously served with the West Somerset Yeomanry, U.K.

Uploader's Research notes: Military Medal List, 2nd C.M.R. History [Private Army Canadian Infantry 2nd Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles Military Medal Link to London Gazette. ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04

Last modified: 2021-06-06