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COTTON, Frederick Edward William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4336 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Army Pay Corps (AIF) |
| Born: | Swansea Tasmania, September 1897 |
| Home Town: | Swansea, Glamorgan/Spring Bay, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 12 July 1972, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Swansea Glamorgan WW1 Honour Roll, Swansea St Andrew's Uniting Church Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4336, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4336, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4336, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 19 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4336, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, SW to head/scalp | |
| 22 Dec 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Army Pay Corps (AIF) | |
| 2 Apr 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, Army Pay Corps (AIF) | |
| 8 Jun 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 4336, Army Pay Corps (AIF), 6th MD |
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