COTTINGHAM, Walter
| Service Numbers: | 2932, V4927 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17 Garrison Battalion (Vic) |
| Born: | Kyneton, Victoria, Australia, 24 March 1888 |
| Home Town: | Clifton Hill, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Donald State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes (heart disease), Kyneton, Victoria, Australia, 12 March 1966, aged 77 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kyneton Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2932, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 10 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2932, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2932, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 20 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Light Trench Mortar Battery | |
| 15 Oct 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2932, 2nd Light Trench Mortar Battery, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17 | |
| 22 Apr 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Light Trench Mortar Battery | |
| 21 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 2932, 2nd Light Trench Mortar Battery, Third Ypres, 2nd time | |
| 27 Mar 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 2932, 2nd Light Trench Mortar Battery, German Spring Offensive 1918 | |
| 24 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 2932, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", Accidental Injuries | |
| 24 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 2932, 2nd Light Trench Mortar Battery |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V4927, 17 Garrison Battalion (Vic), Royal Park, Victoria Import Sync 28 Oct 2021: Last Name=COTTINGHAM&First Name=WALTER&Second Name=&Third Name=&Service Number=V4927&Service Name=Army&Rank=Private&Birth Date=24MAR88:00:00:00&Birth Place=KYNETON&Birth State=VIC&Birth Country=NULL&POW=N&Start Date=03AUG40:00:00:00&End Date=19OCT48:00:00:00&Unit=19 AUST P W CAMP&Next-of-kin Last Name=COTTINGHAM&Next-of-kin First Name=JANE | |
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| 7 Jul 1941: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, 17 Garrison Battalion (Vic) | |
| 19 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V4927, 17 Garrison Battalion (Vic) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by James Cottingham
"...2932 Private Walter Cottingham, 7th Battalion from Clifton Hill, Victoria. A 25 year old labourer prior to enlisting on 12 July 1915, he embarked for overseas with the 9th Reinforcements from Melbourne on 10 September 1915 aboard HMAT Star of Victoria. After serving briefly at Gallipoli, he deployed in March 1916 to France where he transferred to the 2nd Brigade Trench Mortar Battery in April and was promoted to Corporal in September 1916. He was wounded in action on 15 October 1916 and evacuated to England for medical treatment. After recovering, he rejoined his unit in France on 5 April 1917 and was wounded in action again on 21 September 1917. He received medical treatment in France and returned to his unit only to be wounded in action a third time on 27 March 1918. He was evacuated to England for medical treatment and returned to his unit in France on 12 June 1918. Shortly thereafter, he was accidentally injured on 24 July 1918 and again evacuated to England for treatment. This time he was returned to Australia, arriving on 5 January 1919 and was discharged from the AIF. Pte Cottingham went on to serve again in the Second World War from 3 August 1940 until 19 October 1945 working as a cook at the POW Camp at Tatura, Victoria and with the 17th Garrison Battalion at Murchison, Victoria..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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