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COTTRELL, John Wayne
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 17957 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Squadron, RAE |
| Born: | Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia, 23 November 1941 |
| Home Town: | Wooroolin, South Burnett, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | 4 January 1996, aged 54 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Beenleigh Cemetery, Qld Section: L05 Row: 13 Grave: 31 |
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Service History
Vietnam War Service
| 11 Sep 1965: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 17957, 3rd Field Troop | |
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| 30 Apr 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 17957, 1st Field Squadron, RAE |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Berry
My Brother John Wayne Cottrell served in Vietnam from September 1965 to August 1966. He was a regular soldier. He was a truck driver in the 3rd Field Troop Royal Australian Engineers. His troop earned the nickname of Tunnel rats. He passed away in 1966 at the young age of 54 with an unusual heart condition. He was born in Kingaroy and lived in and around the area until he joined the regular army at the age of 21 in 1963. At the time of his joining he was living in Wooroolin.
Mary Slattery
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