We remember Wilfred James Cole

We remember Wilfred James Cole

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Timeline

Timeline

1877
sibling Florrie Cole Source:9171918 1877
1881
sibling Arthur Cole Source:9171918 1881
1884
sibling Fanny Cole Source:9171918 1884
1889
birth Abergavenny, Monmouthshire United Kingdom Source:7191683 1889
1907
enlistment Swindon, Wiltshire United Kingdom Source:9171787 16th January 1907
1914
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:9171787 6th October 1914 - 22nd August 1917
1914
service British Army Private 7736 Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion Source:9159996 7th October 1914
1914
internment pow Germany Source:9171787 4th December 1914 - 11th August 1916
1916
internment pow Berne Switzerland Source:9171787 12th August 1916 - August 1917
1917
hospitalisation Blow on head by butt of German guard's rifle whilst prisoner in Gottingen camp Hospital/Institution Source:9171787 15th February 1917
1917
discharge Source:9141712 24th October 1917
service British Army Private 7736 Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion Source:9159996
1919
death United Kingdom Source:7191683 27th October 1919
burial Bristol (avon View) Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Gloucestershire United Kingdom PS. 345 Source:7191683
sibling Alfred Cole Source:9171787

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Wilfred James
Initials WJ
Last Name Cole
Source 9171917
First Names William James
Initials WJ
Last Name Cole
Source 9171917
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 7736 Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion Private
British Army 7736 Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
Silver War Badge Honourable Discharge
1914 Star with Clasp First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Edward L. Cole father
Elizabeth Harris mother
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Alfred Cole brother
Arthur Cole brother 1881
Florrie Cole sister 1877
Fanny Cole sister 1884

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Silver War Badge Roll Transcription DR117137
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Anne23518
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Anne23518
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Anne23518

External Evidence

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MIC image (Ancestry) R58235
Private Wilfred James Cole (Find a Grave) R58235
ICRC Prisoner of War files Anne23518

Multimedia

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Pte James Cole John870
Pte J Cole Biography John870
Wiltshire Regiment R58235

Stories

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