COLE Richard Frederick

  • First Name(s):
    Richard 
    Frederick 
  • Surname:
    COLE
  • Service Number:
    20091
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Worcestershire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    3rd Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    7th June 1917
  • Age At Death:
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium, Panel 34.
  • Place of Birth:
    Born and enlisted Evesham, Worcestershire
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of William and Louisa Cole, 4 St. John’s Rd., Longfleet, Poole, Dorset; husband of Hilote Mary Cole, 12 Cotswold View, Badsey, Evesham, Worcestershire

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COLE Richard Frederick Is Named On These Memorials

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Badsey St James’s Church with the information: Pte. Worcs Rgt.

Further Information About COLE Richard Frederick

Badsey parish magazine of July 1917 reports that Private Richard F. Cole of the Worcesters, who had seen many months service at the front was killed in action in France on 7th June.  A memorial service was held at Badsey on 27th June.

Source for additional information:
http://www.badseysociety.uk/world-war-one/war-memorial-badsey-church

Richard Cole has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on the Ypres Menin Gate Memorial.

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