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Bendigo Victoria [2]

Derby [2]

South Melbourne Victoria [2]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Bournemouth England [1]

Derbyshire [1]

Devenish Victoria [1]

Gloucestershire [1]

Hanley Castle England [1]

Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Manchester England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Pendleton Salford Lancashire [1]

Shepton Mallet, Somerset [1]

Warwickshire [1]

West Gorton, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Worcester [1]

Wychatellah Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [82]

Gunner [13]

Driver [6]

Sapper [6]

Corporal [4]

Serjeant [3]

Captain [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Pioneer [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Canteener [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Captain [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Worker [1]

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Labour Corps [12]

Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Worcestershire Regiment [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Royal Engineers [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Hussars [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

16th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

39th Divisional Cyclists [1]

3rd Dragoon Guards [1]

6th Dragoon Guards [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment Depot [1]

Labour Corps Southern Command ex Army Service Corps [1]

Labour Corps ex Royal West Surrey Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Military Mounted Police [1]

Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Service

British Army [122]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Royal Navy [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

South African Services [1]

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C [153]

Contribution

Military Service [149]

Merchant Navy [2]

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United Kingdom [5]

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People [153] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bendigo Victoria [2] Derby [2] South Melbourne Victoria [2] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Bournemouth England [1] Derbyshire [1] Devenish Victoria [1] Gloucestershire [1] Hanley Castle England [1] Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Manchester England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Pendleton Salford Lancashire [1] Shepton Mallet, Somerset [1] Warwickshire [1] West Gorton, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Worcester [1] Wychatellah Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [82] Gunner [13] Driver [6] Sapper [6] Corporal [4] Serjeant [3] Captain [2] Lance Corporal [2] Pioneer [2] Acting Corporal [1] Canteener [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Captain [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Trumpeter [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [12] Army Service Corps [9] Royal Field Artillery [9] Worcestershire Regiment [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Royal Engineers [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Scots [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Cheshire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Hussars [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] Welsh Regiment [2] 16th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 39th Divisional Cyclists [1] 3rd Dragoon Guards [1] 6th Dragoon Guards [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion [1] Connaught Rangers [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] King's Liverpool Regiment Depot [1] Labour Corps Southern Command ex Army Service Corps [1] Labour Corps ex Royal West Surrey Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Military Mounted Police [1] Monmouthshire Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Service

British Army [122] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Australian Imperial Force [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Royal Navy [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [153]

Contribution

Military Service [149] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Harry Frank Foster Cottrill

Born 1883

Died 1946

South African Services Temporary Second Lieutenant S. Afr. Army Service Corps

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Walter Joseph Cottrill

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 203068 Private Worcestershire Regiment 1st/8th Battalion

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William Cottrill

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 19994 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 20th Battalion (Bantams)

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Herbert Cottrill

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47789

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Frederick James Cottrill

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7056

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Sidney Montague Cottrill

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233910

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Albert Cottrill

Born 1899

Died 1916

British Army 139556 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion

British Army 139556 Private Canadian Infantry

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Cyril Percival Cottrill

Born 1900

Died 1917

British Army TR7/9829 Private Training Reserve *mistake in CWGC records

British Army 7/8829 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 16th (Reserve) Battalion

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George Cottrill

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 311242

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Clifford Cottrill

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275198

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George S Cottrill

Died 1918

British Army C/12586 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Robert William Cottrill

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army 1481 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army 1481 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Thomas Cottrill

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 24281 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 24281 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 11th

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William Cottrill

Died 1917

British Army 67528 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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John Cottrill

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army 10085 Private Worcestershire Regiment 2nd worcest Battalion

British Army 10085 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Hugh Hesketh Cottrill

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185618

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Harry Cottrill

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22080

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Ernest Roy Cottrill

Australian Imperial Force 10230

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John Robert Cottrill

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army S/6781 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/6781 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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Henry Cottrill

Born 1872

Died 1915

British Army 14592 Private Worcestershire Regiment 2nd worcest Battalion

British Army 14592 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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