Private James Edward Cole
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Cole,
James Edward
Date of birth: 1878-04-13
Place of birth: Horsham
Next of kin: Mrs. Clara Cole, 221 Grafton St., Halifax, N.S., Canada
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Gardner
Occupation (normalized): Gardener
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Lievin Communal Cemetery Extension, III. C. 4.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 1033050
Highest Rank:
Private
(Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry)
Rank detail
- Private, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Attack at Vimy Ridge
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 563863
LAC ID:
108888
Service file: B1851-S045
Uploader's Notes:
Original overseas unit 237th Canadian Infantry Battalion. Joined the P.P.C.L.I. in the field January 19, 1917. Killed at Vimy Ridge.
Husband of Clara M. Cole, of 32, Starr St., Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database [Private Army Canadian Infantry 237th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-02-01