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COTTELL, William Harold

Service Number:	3602
Enlisted:	25 April 1917, Place of Enlistment, Cairns, Queensland.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	47th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Toowong, Queensland, Australia , 6 April 1899
Home Town:	Cairns, Cairns, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Holland Park, Queensland, Australia , 25 September 1964, aged 65 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Columbarium 12, Section 13.
Memorials:	Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial

World War 1 Service

25 Apr 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3602, 47th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Cairns, Queensland.
2 Aug 1917:	Involvement Private, 3602, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: ''
2 Aug 1917:	Embarked Private, 3602, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Sydney
5 Apr 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3602, 47th Infantry Battalion, Reported Wounded and Missing.
25 Aug 1918:	Imprisoned Bullecourt (Second)
28 Nov 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3602, 47th Infantry Battalion, Returned to Australia.

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