We remember Ernest Coles

We remember Ernest Coles

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Timeline

Timeline

1884
birth Market Harborough, Leicestershire United Kingdom Source:9417300 1884
1904
enlistment Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom Source:9417300 11th January 1904
1904
service British Army Private 7587 York and Lancaster Regiment 2nd Battalion Source:9417300 11th January 1904
1907
marriage Margaret Martin Source:9417300 30th November 1907
1916
service British Army Acting Corporal 7587 York and Lancaster Regiment 12th Battalion Source:9417300 20th December 1916
1918
service British Army Acting Corporal 7587 York and Lancaster Regiment 13th Battalion (1st Barnsley Pals) Source:9417300 13th February 1918
1919
location 104 Logan Street, Market Harborough, Leicestershire United Kingdom their own address Source:9417300 22nd February 1919
awards Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) British Award/Decoration Source:9417296
service British Army Acting Corporal 7587 2nd York and Lancaster Regiment Source:891771
service British Army Private 7587 2nd York and Lancaster Regiment Source:891771

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Ernest
Initials E
Last Name Coles,
Source 9417296
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
104 Logan Street, Market Harborough, Leicestershire United Kingdom their own address known 22nd February 1919
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 7587 2nd York and Lancaster Regiment Acting Corporal
British Army 7587 York and Lancaster Regiment 12th Battalion Acting Corporal
British Army 7587 York and Lancaster Regiment 13th Battalion (1st Barnsley Pals) Acting Corporal
British Army 7587 York and Lancaster Regiment 2nd Battalion Private
British Army 7587 2nd York and Lancaster Regiment Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
DCM British Award/Decoration
Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) British Award/Decoration
Family
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Margaret Martin wife 30th November 1907

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Medal Index Cards Transcription Linda571
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Linda571
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Linda571
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Linda571
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription Linda571
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Linda571

External Evidence

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Medals being sold at auction Linda571
UK, Citations of the Distinguished Conduct Medal, on Ancestry Linda571

Multimedia

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King George V version 2 from 1910 Linda571

Stories

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