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COTTERELL, Frederick James

Service Number:	45
Enlisted:	3 September 1914, Rosebery Park, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Captain
Last Unit:	55th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Birmingham, England, 12 June 1889
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Albert Road School, Aston, Birmingham, England
Occupation:	Carter
Died:	Killed In Action, France, 2 September 1918, aged 29 years
Cemetery:	Herbecourt British Cemetery
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

3 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 45, Rosebery Park, New South Wales
21 Dec 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 45, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
21 Dec 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Trooper, 45, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Suevic, Sydney
15 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 45, 6th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli
28 Nov 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 6th Light Horse Regiment
29 Nov 1915:	Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 3rd Infantry Battalion
13 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 55th Infantry Battalion
16 Jul 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 55th Infantry Battalion
11 Nov 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 55th Infantry Battalion
26 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 55th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood
26 Sep 1917:	Honoured Military Cross, Polygon Wood
26 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Captain, 55th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood, GSW (left shoulder)
2 Sep 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 55th Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne

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Also known as Fredrick James Cotterell