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Second Lieutenant HAROLD WILLIAM COTTRELL

Regiment & Unit/Ship

South Lancashire Regiment

2nd Bn.

Date of Death

Died 30 September 1916

Age 18 years old

Buried or commemorated at

POZIERES BRITISH CEMETERY, OVILLERS-LA BOISSELLE

II. F. 22.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of George Anderson Cottrell and Mary Agnes Cottrell, of 39, Marine Parade, Brighton.
  • Personal Inscription AS A SACRIFICE GLAD TO BE OFFERED A BOY HE DIED FOR ENGLAND
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Buried or commemorated at

POZIERES BRITISH CEMETERY, OVILLERS-LA BOISSELLE
Somme France
Number of casualties: 2771
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