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COTTER, Robert James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | V44785 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 23 November 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 58/59 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , 30 December 1918 |
| Home Town: | Pascoe Vale , Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 11 July 1943, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery Q. A. 2. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement V44785 | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V44785, 58th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Jan 1941: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, 58th Infantry Battalion | |
| 22 May 1942: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, 58th Infantry Battalion, Acting Sergeant. | |
| 27 Aug 1942: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, 58/59 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| 2 Mar 1943: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, V44785, 58/59 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF, Embarked from Brisbane on TSS Taroona. Disembarked at Port Moresby on 07 March 1943. | |
| 11 Jul 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, V44785, 58/59 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF, K.I.A. | |
| Date unknown: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, V44785, 58/59 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF |
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