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I think...

Just Googled and found his burial in 1960 at **Nambour** Garden Cemetery!!! Surely that means he must be 'your' man?

Cole, William Gordon, d. 18-8-1960, Age/Birth:1921

This is a perfect match with the Dec 1920 birth from the WWII enlistment and also the 1960 death reg in country Qld:

1960/C3008 William Gordon Cole [father] William [mother] Olive Catherine Bowley

This matches the Dec 1919 marriage I posted on my lookups thread, and so on...

Maybe you need to tread carefully here, as his father's death so early may be a painful thing for the family, hard to know sometimes how ppl will react. But of they are open to chatting about it generally perhaps they will be okay with it...

(The story of Irish roots may have come down thru one of the 2 grandfathers or even one of the 4 greatgrandfathers.)

I think the WW1 record is the correct one but i am sending an email today to ask a few guarded questions

I'd be interested in your thoughts on all this, Gael & Ginny
:-)

Sorry can't help without more info. Do you at least think that the WWII enlistment I found is the right person?

COLE WILLIAM GORDON : Service Number - QX41934 : Date of birth - 17 Nov 1920 : Place of birth - BRISBANE QLD : Place of enlistment - GROVELY QLD : Next of Kin - COLE WILLIAM

From http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/recordsearch/index.aspx

A birth year of 1920 in Qld seems about right if he married in Qld in the 1940s? (Tried Ancestry for his birth but, as I suspected, no luck).

Basically you need to determine if the 1960 death is him. If not, back to the drawing board, I am outta clues!

crossing postings Cherilyn
just put some more info on

Hi again

No luck with marriage but possible death in 1960. Maybe you can ask their son some sneaky questions...unless you know that his dad died young? He would have been about 40 (from WWII enlistment showing birth year 1920).

Details on my lookups thread...http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards.asp?wci=thread&tk=1198324&px=11

:-)
Cherilyn

thanks Ginny
I will add that to the posting I have put on Cherilyns thread

Looking at the ER he was alone in 1943 and with Thora by 1949

Just thought it might narrow it down a bit!

x

I hope so too

Hope Cherilyn will be able to help you

thanks Gael
I will be saving that .Armstrong Cole fab name
From the information I have gleaned from my friend (,but without alerting them ) you know just passing the time of day.
The families began in Scotland and Ireland mid to late 1800s.
My friends are coming over next year and I would like to take them to Ireland and Scotland to show them their roots.

Hi Quoy,

I have to answer here as I don't want to use Cherilyn's thread.

I found this one, as William could have been born in England. It's only a thought.

Name: William George Gordon Cole
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date: 07 Dec 1890
Baptism/Christening Place: Choppington, Northumberland, England
Father's Name: Armstrong Cole
Mother's Name: Isabella
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C03125-6
System Origin: England-EASy
Source Film Number: 1564656
Reference Number: item 5 p 125
Collection: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=home

thanks for your thoughts and offer Gael.
I will try Cherilyn

It's just that I live near Nambour

Added: I know people are out there that can help you to find out the details. It was just a thought that I could have rung someone up for you.

Cherilyn below can help you. I'll nudge her up

Thanks for replying
I really do not know. I know their son now lives in Brisbane.I have contact with him and am doing his tree as a surprise birthday prezzie

Quoy,

Have they still got any relatives alive in Nambour?

Gael

Could I please have a look up for William Gordon Cole to Thora Augusta unknown
I know they were married before 1949 as I have them on the electoral roll living at Nambour Queensland
Thank You