Coming Soon.
COTTER, Garrett
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 11937 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 July 1915, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Geelong West, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
| Died: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 4 April 1942, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Geelong Western Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic area, Row 1, Grave 273. Interred on 6 April 1942 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 11937, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria | |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 11937, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jan 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 11937, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 7 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , From 1st Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 15 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 21st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, From 3rd Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , From 21st Field Artillery (Howitzer) | |
| 30 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 11937, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Gassed. Invalided to England on 11 November 1917 aboard HS Princess Elizabeth | |
| 7 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 11937, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
Help us honour Garrett Cotter's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Mary Ann Cotter of O'Connell Street, Geelong West, Victoria
Husband of Violet Cotter of Petrel Street, Geelong East, Victoria later of Clayton Street, Ballarat, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 25 January 1919 aboard HT Ceramic disembarking on 23 March 1919
Medal: British War Medal, Victory Medal