Private Thomas Edwin Cottrell
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Cottrell,
Thomas Edwin
Date of birth: 1896-03-15
Place of birth: Ottawa Ontario Canada
Next of kin: William Henry Cottrell, father. 51 Arthur Street, Ottawa, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Brakeman
Occupation (normalized): Railway Brakeman (Freight Train)
Address:
51 Arthur Street, Ottawa, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-06-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 160763
Highest Rank:
Private
(49th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 49th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-07-18 to 1917-06-09
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Commemoration location: http://britishhomechildrenregistry.com/Person/bhcInfo/3849
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 1566673
LAC ID:
119648
Service file: B2038-S010
Uploader's Notes: Thomas Edwin Cottrell was NOT born in Ottawa in 1896 as stated above. In the 1891 English Census the family of widowed Mary J Cottrell lived in Bampton,Tiverton,Devon, England with her children Thomas E 9 years old(Born 1883), William H 6 years old, Lilian K 4 years old and Maggie H 2 months old. Thomas Edwin Cottrell boarded with Alfred Smith in England then left Liverpool on 27 June 1895 as a 12 year old on the ship Sardinian that arrived in Quebec City on 7 July 1895 with final destination the Barnardo Homes in Toronto Ontario. In December of 1896 Thomas E Cottrell was living with William Brown in Goulbourn Township. In 1897 Thomas E Cottrell was living in Skead's Mills, Richmond Road Carleton County along the Canada Central Railway and living and employed by E Honeywell( today this part of Ottawa is called Westboro). On 20 October 1915 a 29 year old ( actually 32) Thomas E Cottrell joins the 10 July 1915 authorized 82nd Canadian Infantry Battalion headquartered in Calgary Alberta. The 82nd sails for England on 20 May 1916 where it is absorbed by the 9th Reserve Battalion and Pte Cottrell is transferred to the 49th Canadian Infantry Battalion on 18 July 1916. On Saturday 9 June 1917 former Barnardo Child Private Thomas Edwin Cottrell was killed by an enemy shell in front of Avion , Nord Pas de Calais and has No known Grave. Pte T E Cottrell is listed on the Vimy Memorial , Vimy Nord Pas de Calais France.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 49th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-04-10