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We remember Cecil Frederick Gottlieb Coles
We remember Cecil Frederick Gottlieb Coles
Timeline
Timeline
1888
birth
‘The Hermitage’, Tongland, Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire
United Kingdom
Source:9403915
7th October 1888
1912
marriage
Phoebe Relton
Source:9403915
1912
service
British Army
Serjeant
2950
London Regiment
9th lond Battalion
Source:891631
service
British Army
Serjeant
390653
London Regiment
9th lond Battalion
Source:891631
service
British Army
Serjeant
390653
London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles)
Source:7132328
1918
death
Source:7132328
26th April 1918
burial
Somme
France
Source:7132328
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Cecil Frederick Gottlieb |
| Initials | CFG |
| Last Name | Coles |
| Source | 9225643 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | 2950 | London Regiment | 9th lond Battalion | Serjeant | |
| British Army | 390653 | London Regiment | 9th lond Battalion | Serjeant | |
| British Army | 390653 | London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) | Serjeant |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret N nee Blacklock | mother | ||
| Frederick R Coles | father |
Spouse
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoebe Relton | wife | 1912 |
Media
Media
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Cecil Frederick Gottlieb ColesCecil Frederick Gottlieb Coles - 9th London Regiment, Queen Victoria's Rifles
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behind the lines original manuscriptAt Christmas 1917, Gustav Holst received a manuscript score splashed with bloodstains and muddy watermarks. This was the third movement, ‘Cortege’, of an intended four movement suite Behind the Lines written by a young Scottish composer whom Holst had taken ‘under his wing’ while he was a tutor at Morley College in London.Contributed by:
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Sergeant Cecil Frederick G Coles 390653Sergeant Cecil Frederick G Coles 390653. Unit: Bandmaster, 9th Battalion, London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles). Death: 26 April 1918 Died of wounds Western Front
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Communities
Communities
Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records | Imperial1 | |
| 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | debbie2674 | |
| England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription | debbie2674 | |
| Britain School & University rolls 1914-1918 Transcription | Ian3310 | |
| Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription | Ian3310 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| article from ww1 composer site | debbie2674 | |
| Register of soldiers' effects (ancestry) | debbie2674 | |
| Statutory Registers - Births | Janice135627 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Cecil Frederick Gottlieb Coles | Peter5151 | |
| Morley College Annual Report 1917-18 | Elaine81965 | |
| behind the lines original manuscript | debbie2674 | |
| Sergeant Cecil Frederick G Coles 390653 | James201 |
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