Papers of the Cole Family : SUMMARY RECORD [PRG 1710] • Mixed material
Diary of Private Maynard Johnson Cole, No. 1, 1918
Diary of Private Maynard Johnson Cole, 1918. 'Australian Diary 1918 No. 32'. Includes addresses for friends and family. Entries begin on Tuesday 1 January 1918 and describe moving to barracks and training camp at Mitcham, undertaking training, travelling to Petersburg and Laura during leave. Entries end in June 2018, with remaining pages containing addresses and names of family, friends and comrades. Original is a small volume, 12.8 x 6.5 x 1 cm.
Diary of Private Maynard Johnson Cole, No. 2, 1918
Diary of Private Maynard Johnson Cole, 1918. Written on inside cover: 'To Dear Maynard, From All at 27 Montpelier St, Parkside, 20.2.18. A small token of love with best wishes for safe and speedy return'. Entries begin on Tuesday 28 May 1918, describing: receiving embarkation orders from Mitcham to embark in June; leaving Adelaide for Melbourne and then Sydney; departing Australia on 6 June; reaching Wellington and Tahiti; celebrating his 20th birthday at sea on 6 July 1918; arriving at Brooklyn, New York and exploring the city; arriving in England 11 August 1918; travelling to training depot near Fovant, Wiltshire and beginning training including route marches, physical tests and lectures; leaving for London and then Glasgow, September; drill and gas training; transfer to 50th Battalion, 1 October 1918; more training near Fovant, including bayonet, bombing, drills; on leave in London, 15 November; travelling to and arriving in France, Le Havre, 22 November; travelling to Belgium and active service in Belgium. Includes home addresses of friends. Original is a small volume, 10 x 7.5 x 1.7 cm.
Papers of Maynard Cole relating to his World War I service
Papers relating to the War Service of Private Maynard Johnson Cole, Army Medical Corps, comprising: leave passes, credit advice slip, Sports Day program for troops aboard the HMT 'Orontes' (6 August 1918), Australian Comforts Fund Christmas card, letter of thanks from King George V, and Honour Roll of staff, students and graduates from the University of Adelaide. See below for details.
Correspondence to Maynard Cole from Count De Heuseler of Switzerland
Correspondence received by Maynard Cole from a 'pen-pal' in Switzerland, Count Eric de Heuseler, describing the outbreak of war, Belgian refugees, and stamp collecting. Also includes an article on Belgian refugees in Switzerland by Achille Plista, and a letter from a friend, Private William Edward Hills, posted to Switzerland. See below for details.
Postcards from the First World War
Postcards from the First World War, sent to: Maynard Cole, William Elsdon Cole, Reginald William Cole, Maynard Cole's sisters Claudia and Millicent, and miscellaneous postcards. Sent from friends and family members on active service during the war including: Private Colin Lawson Andrews, Private Horace William George, Private Harrold Leslie Cole, Private Cyril Richard Cole, and Private Maynard Johnson Cole. See below for details.
Papers of Harrold Leslie Cole relating to his World War I service
Papers of Harrold (sometimes Harold) Leslie Cole relating to his war service, comprising: souvenir programme for 'B' Section, 7th Australian Field Ambulance; and a family portrait featuring Harrold Leslie Cole in his military uniform. See below for details.
Papers of Hannibal Lyne relating to his World War I service
Military Pass issued to No. 3473 2nd Corporal Hannibal Thomas Mitchell Lyne, 4th Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, for leave from 5 to 6 July 1919. Original pass is 10.3 x 19.3 cm.
Papers of Leslie Cockshell relating to his World War I service
Papers and photographs relating to the war service of No. 63945 Private Leslie William Cockshell, including camp competition contestants, postcard, and photographs, including photographs of two of Les' friends from the Army Medical Corps, Maynard Cole and Fred Pritchard. See below for details.
Photographs relating to the First and Second World Wars
Photographs relating to the First and Second World Wars, including Army Medical Corps parade along King William Street, soldiers by a car, Red Cross stall on North Terrace, and soldiers at an ANZAC Day service in London in 1941. See below for details.
Photographs of Cyril Richard Cole
Photographs collected by Cyril Richard Cole, relating to his war service during the First World War, and as Commander of the 1st Australian Forestry Company, Royal Australian Engineers, during the Second World War, along with photographs relating to his work in the Forestry industry including a Forestry Conference held in Western Australia in 1949, and holiday photographs. See below for details.
Papers of Cyril Richard Cole
Papers of Cyril Richard Cole, relating to his war service and his career in the Forestry industry, including dinner menus, Christmas greeting card, Forestry Company history, and correspondence. See below for details.
Photographs of George William Cole
Photographs of George William Cole.