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COTTER, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 422 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 422, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 422, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 422, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Rachel Cotter of 40 Condell Street, Fitzroy, Victoria. Brother of Thomas Cotter who returned to Australia on 31 October 1917 having served with the 14th Battalion
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal