Simon Cole was born in Morristown, Tennessee, the son of Thomas Cole and Martha Jane Burchell. Husband of Martha Louise Campbell. He was a laborer before his induction into military service on 23 June 1918 at Camp Gordon, Georgia. He died at the age of 26 at Camp Gordon in Atlanta, Georgia of influenza.

  • Rank: Private
  • Date of birth:
  • 20 February 1893
  • Date of death: 27 October 1918
  • County: Hamblen
  • Hometown: Morristown
  • Service Branch: Army
  • Division/Assignment: Company A, 1st Replacement Infantry Regiment
  • Conflict: World War I
  • Burial/Memorial Location: New Prospect Cemetery, Rutledge, Grainger County, TN
  • Location In Memorial: Pillar III, Top Panel
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