Service Details
Name:
 COTTRILL
Given Name:
 WILLIAM SANDFORD
Initials:
 W S
Rank:
 Major
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Regiment:
 South African Medical Corps
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Unit:
 Medical Training Depot Potchefstroom
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Date of Death:
 1918-04-14
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Age:
 38
Cause of Death:
 Died of gall stones
Decorations:
 Brought to the Notice of the Secretary of State for War
Citations:
 LG Sup 22 August 1918 - "For valuable services in the Field in, and in connection with, the Campaign in German South-West Africa, 1914-15"
Additional
Information:
Son of Gilbert and Sylvia Cottrill. Husband of Constance Ethel Cottrill (nee Hardwick). Born Shepton Mallet, Wells, England. A dental surgeon. ***CWGC has COTTRIL
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 North West Province
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Cemetery:
 POTCHEFSTROOM MILITARY CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 C.E. 419.

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