Leonard was born 25 Feb 1898. His parents were John James Cole (born Devonshire, England) and Harriet Emma (born London, England).[1][2]
In 1913 he enlisted for the First World War. He was a blacksmith of Moulson St, Invercargill. He was 5'8", 150lb, fresh complexion, blue eyes, dark brown hair, Anglican. He had a archer-and-bow tattoo on his forearm. [2][3]
He embarked on the Tofua from Wellington, 1 Aug 1918, arriving in London 4 Oct 1019. He returned home on the Hororata in 1919.[4] He was a rifilman in the NZ Rifle Bridages and served for 1 year and 54 days.[5]
In 1955 he married Violet Pearl Gibbs (nee Hamilton).[8]
He passed away 28 Aug 1980 at Christchurch. His WW1 service number was 80605.[9]
He was buried on 3 Sep 1980 at Eastern Cemetery, Invercargill; in the same plot as Violet.[10]
Research Notes
The person from the BDM and war records is identified with the husband of Isabella Brown based on firsthand family knowledge; also the Invercargill electoral roll lists Leonard (striker) and Isabella; and "striker" is a blacksmith sub-profession.
↑ Wilson Collection, accessed 31 Jan 2022. Also, they appear together in the electoral roll in 1957, at the same address in Invercargill that Violet Pearl Gibbs lived; and are buried together.
Maternal and paternal relationships are confirmed by a MyHeritageDNA test match between Leonard's grand-daughter Cheryl and Cheryl's 2nd cousin once removed, N.C., who is the granddaughter of Keith Edward Humphrey. Their most-recent common ancestors are Leonard's parents, John James Cole and Harriet Emma Turner. MyHeritage result: sharing 226.0 cM across 12 segments, largest: 40.6cM.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Leonard by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Leonard: