Place of birth | Norwood South Australia |
School | Guildford Grammar and Claremont State School, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Optician |
Address | Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Edith Naomi Cotterell, c/o Mrs G Rann, 7 Gordon Street, West Perth, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Colour sgt in Commonwealth Military Forces WA 11th A I Regiment |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Albany, Western Australia, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Bullicourt, France |
Age at death | 28.8 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Hargicourt British Cemetery (Plot I, Row L, Grave No. 3), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 112 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Herbert and Mary COTTERELL; husband of Edith COTTERELL, 7 Gordon Street, West Perth, Western Australia. Native of South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |