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COTTRELL, Fothergill William Swinfen

Service Number:	288
Enlisted:	2 September 1914
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	11th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Birmingham, England , date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Ongerup, Gnowangerup, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 25 April 1915, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli , Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey Panel 33
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Geraldton Gallipoli Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

2 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 288, 11th Infantry Battalion
2 Nov 1914:	Involvement Private, 288, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1914:	Embarked Private, 288, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 288, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli

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Biography contributed by Peter Rankin

Enlisted and served under alias of William Cottrell