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Frank Edward COTTRILL

Regimental number2800
Place of birthManchester, England
SchoolEngland
Age on arrival in Australia17
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTally clerk
AddressCarrington Street, Palmyra, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation44
Next of kinWife, Mrs Florence Madeline Cottrill, Carrington Street, Palmyra, Western Australia
Enlistment date1 November 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll25 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name39th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/56/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 29 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll39th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 5 September 1918
Age at death46
Age at death from cemetery records46
Place of burialTerlincthun British Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 47), Wimille, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
131
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Sarah COTTRILL; husband of Florence COTTRILL, Marmion Street, Palmyra, East Fremantle, Western Australia. Native of Manchester
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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