Charles Dudley COTTLE

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COTTLE, Charles Dudley

Service Number:	2480
Enlisted:	16 July 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Port Pirie, South Australia, 10 February 1896
Home Town:	Unley, Unley, South Australia
Schooling:	Port Pirie High School and Adelaide High School
Occupation:	Accountant/Clerk
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 1 July 1916, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	La Plus Douve Farm Cemetery, Wallonie, Belgium Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 10, La Plus Douve Farm Cemetery, La Plus Douve, Wallonie, Belgium
Memorials:	Adelaide High School Great War Honour Board, Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board

World War 1 Service

16 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia
13 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' Embarked with the rank of Acting Sergeant.
13 Oct 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Adelaide
1 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2480, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2480 awm_unit: 27 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-01

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Biography

Killed in Action. On 1 July 1916 he was in the Front Line trenches near Messines when the enemy started to shell the front line. One of the shells landed nearby Chalres Cottle and consequently he was badly wounded. He died shortly after due to the massive extent of his injuries.

"THE LATE PRIVATE D. COTTLE

Port Pirie, July 31. Word has been received, that Private Dudley Cottle has been killed in action. He was a prominent athlete, and was the second son of Mr. William Cottle. For some time previous to enlisting he was engaged in farming near Crystal Brook. He was much liked. Mr. W. Cottle, of Unley Park, formerly of Port Pirie, recently received news of the death of his son Private Dudley Cottle, who fell in action in France early in July. Private Cottle enlisted about a year ago. He was 20 years of age, and was at the time of his enlistment serving articles with Mr. Colvin, of Adelaide, with whom he was qualifying for the profession of commercial accountant." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 05 Aug 1916 (trove.nla.gov.au)

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