John Patrick Hugh Cole

Gunner

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Edward John and Alice H. Cole, of Dunedin, Otago; husband of Dorothy Ruth Cole, of Christchurch, Canterbury.

References:

CWGC

New Zealand Nominal Rolls (WW2)

BDM Online

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

“COLE.—On August 30, 1944, at Dunedin, Gunner John Patrick Hugh (Pat), No. 3349, 2nd N.Z.E.F., dearly loved husband of Dorothy Ruth Cole, and loved only son of Alice and the late Edward Cole, of 385 King Edward street, South Dunedin; aged 35 years. R.l.P.—Requiem Mass at St. Patrick's Basilica, South Dunedin, on Saturday, September 2, at 9 a.m. Private interment from the Basilica on Saturday, 11.30 a.m.—Cole and Son, funeral directors.”[Evening Star, Issue 25268, 31 August 1944, Page 4]

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Casualty

Service Number:

3349

Name:

John Patrick Hugh Cole

Rank:

Gunner

Date of Birth:

04 January 1909

Place of Birth:

Tokomairiri (registration), Canterbury, New Zealand

Next of Kin:

Mrs E Cole (mother), 385 King Edward Street, Dunedin

Religion:

Roman Catholic

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Locality on Enlistment:

385 King Edward Street, Dunedin

Place of Enlistment:

Ashburton, New Zealand

Marital Status on Enlistment:

Single

Marital Status on Death:

Married

Occupation on Enlistment:

Labourer

Unit:

New Zealand Artillery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Not known

Date of Death:

30 August 1944

Day of Death:

Wednesday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 1st Echelon

Embarkation Place:

Wellington, New Zealand

Embarkment Date:

05 January 1940

Destination:

Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Dunedin (Anderson's Bay) Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

2. 4.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand