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COTTON, Walter Daniel
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 1694, 1036, 1694A, S76438 |
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Enlisted: | 15 April 1942 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 6th (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
Born: | Collingwood Victoria, Australia, 1 April 1893 |
Home Town: | Newmarket, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Margarine maker |
Died: | Victoria, Australia, 13 March 1952, aged 58 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Warringal Cemetery, Victoria |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
29 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1694, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
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29 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1694, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
9 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1036, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
9 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1036, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
4 Jul 1919: | Involvement Private, 1694A, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company) |
World War 2 Service
15 Apr 1942: | Involvement Private, S76438 | |
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15 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S76438 | |
15 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Broken Hill, NSW | |
6 Jan 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S76438, 6th (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
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