Corporal

Mervyn Henry Cotterell

Secondary Memorial: 
Matakana War Memorial
Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Charles Richard Cotterell and of Esther Lillian Cotterell (nee Lee), of Moerewa, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
68322
Name:
Mervyn Henry Cotterell
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Place of Birth: 
Kaitaia, North Auckland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs E.L. Cotterell (mother), 50 Durham Street, Tauranga, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Matakana, North Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Matakana Dairy Company Employee
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
17 February 1944
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
27
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
Embarkment Date:
01 January 1970

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
1. 32.
Cemetery Location: 
New Caledonia
Mervyn Henry Cotterell
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