COTTAGE, Leonard
| Service Number: | 2131 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stratford, Essex, England, 18 January 1895 |
| Home Town: | Claremont, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Stratford, Essex, England |
| Occupation: | Medical attendant |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 6 November 1916, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Dartmoor Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt Plot II, Row E, Grave 48. |
| Memorials: | Claremont Hospital for the Insane Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2131, 28th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2131, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2131, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Leonard Cottage was one of five brothers who served in World War 1, three in the Australian infantry and two in the British army; three of the five died of wounds in France during the war.
The family was raised in Stratford, Essex, England, and most of them came out to Fremantle, Australia during 1912. Their father was William Cottage but their mother had died in 1898 six months after the birth of her youngest son.
Leonard took up employment as a medical attendant, along with older brother Cyril, at the Hospital for the Insane in Claremont. Both men are remembered on the honour board of the hospital and suburb of Claremont. Cyril Cottage of the 51st Battalion AIF had died of wounds inflicted near Mouquet Farm three months before Leonard died of wounds suffered near Flers, France.
An older brother, Rifleman William John Cottage, 13th Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps, serving with the British Army, also died of wounds in France during 1918.
Another brother who come to Australia, 6057 Private Harold Cottage also served in the 28th Battalion AIF and returned to Australia during mid-1919.
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