| Regimental number | 3815 |
| Place of birth | Cork, Ireland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Lion Mill, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 41 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 138 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Ellen Cotter, Lion Mill, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Served in South Africa 'until the termination of the war'. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 28th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 51st Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Fremantle on HMAT 'Militades', 12 February 1916; disembarked, 11 March 1916; allotted to 51st Bn from 7th Training Bn, Serapeum, 3 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria on HT 'Ivernia' and proceeded to join the British Expeditionary Force, 5 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 12 June 1916. Admitted to hospital, 29 July 1916; discharged to unit, 31 July 1916. Captured at Mouquet Farm with gun shot wound to left thigh, 3 September 1916, and reported as missing in action; listed as prisoner of war and interned in Germany, 9 November 1916; reported as having been transferred to Holland for internment, 14 April 1918. Repatriated to England, 20 July 1918, and admitted to King George Hospital, London (severe malaria); transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 26 July 1918; discharged on furlough, 31 July 1918. Marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 29 August 1918. Commenced return to Australia on HT 'Sardinia', 19 October 1918; disembarked 5th Military District, 16 December 1918. Discharged Perth, 8 March 1919. MBV. |
| Date of death | |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, COTTER John |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
