The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Second Lieutenant J P Cottrell
Photograph by "Kevin Garcia"
Second Lieutenant John Prince COTTRELL, 1st Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, attached 7th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, died of wounds, France, 24th August 1918, age 22.
1895, born Folkestone, Kent, son of Benjamin and Alice Cottrell, of "Glendale," Church Road, Lyminge, Kent.
12th April 1919, Probate - Cottrell John Prince of Glendale, Lyminge, Kent, Second Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment, died 24th August 1918 in France. Administration (with will), London 12th April to Alice Cottrell, (wife of Benjamin Cottrell). Effects £123 8s 3d.
Buried at Bagneux British Cemetery, V. A. 37., Gezaincourt, Somme, France. Commemorated Folkestone War Memorial.
London Gazette 29th August 1917.
War Office, 29th August, 1917. REGULAR FORCES.
The under mentioned cadets to be temporary 2nd Lieutenants (attached). 1 August 1917: Royal West Kent Regiment. - John Prince Cottrell.
London Gazette 14th November 1917.
War Office, 14th November, 1917. REGULAR FORCES.
The under mentioned temporary 2nd Lieutenants (attached) unless otherwise stated, are transferred to Service Battalions, with seniority from 1 August 1917: Royal West Kent Regiment. - J. P. Cottrell.
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