Peter Henry Cole (SN 2055A) born at Ballarat, was a 21 year old butcher when he enlisted on March 14th 1916. Assigned to the 39th Battalion he embarked from Melbourne aboard the Shropshire. On June 7th 1917 he was wounded in action and evacuated to hospital in England suffering from severe gunshot wounds to his legs. While recovering in England he had several brushes with his military superiors, but with charges and penalties behind him he rejoined his unit in France, only to be wounded for a second time. On August 25th 1918 he suffered a gunshot wound to his right hand and was again evacuated to England, this time to the Military Hospital Devonport. The war ended while he was recuperating, and on January 8th 1919 he sailed from England on the Orsova, reaching Melbourne on February 27th and was discharged on April 6th.