Maurice Moriarty COLE
Year of Birth: 1923
Place of Birth: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date of Enlistment: 20 September 1944, Tolga, Queensland, Australia
Australian Defence Force: Australian Imperial Force
Rank: Craftsman
Unit(s): 7 Vehicle Park Workshop, Australian Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Service Number: QX62269
Died: 18 August 1945
Age: 22 years
Buried: Cairns War Cemetery – Plot B – Row A – Grave 5
Maurice was the son of Vivian George and Myra Narelle (Bailey) Cole, born 15 February 1923, he had an older sister Margaret Myra. Both he and his sister were born when living in Brisbane. The family then moved back to New South Wales to live at Coogee.
When he enlisted in Tolga, North Queensland, he was residing in Coogee.
Craftsman Maurice Cole died of injuries.
Maurice Moriarty Cole’s name is on the Brisbane Roll of Honour, and also located at panel 91; Supplementary panel 11 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.
Online Resources
NAA: B883, (COLE Maurice Moriarty) National Archives of Australia
National Library of Australia: Trove Digitised Newspapers
Queensland Registrar of Births Deaths & Marriages
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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