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COTTRELL, Edward James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5674 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 February 1916, Bendigo, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Quambatook, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Quambatook, Gannawarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 22 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5674, Bendigo, Victoria | |
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| 3 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5674, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5674, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Melbourne | |
| 22 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5674, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5674 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-11-22 |
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