COTTERELL, Ambrose Martin
(Service number 7/1603 (WWI); 807052 (WWII))
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 26 July 1893 | Place of Birth | Fairlie |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Fairlie, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Farmer (for A G Nalder, Fairlie) | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | William M. Cotterell (brother), Box 37, Fairlie, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 7th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 9 October 1915 | ||
| Transport | Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, NZ | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egyptian 1915-16, Egyptian Expeditionary Force 1916 | ||
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| Service Medals | 1914-1915 Star; British War Medal; Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 3 March 1958 | Age | |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
"Lance Corporal Ambrose Martin Cotterell was my Grandfather. He was born and raised in Fairlie and volunteered with the 8th South Canterbury Mounted Rifles in 1915. He served in Egypt, Palestine and Sinai between 1915 and 1919 and was wounded at the Battle of Rafa in 1917. His service is recorded on the war memorial at Ashwick Flat near Fairlie, together with his younger brother Joseph (who also served with the 8th South Canterbury Mounted Rifles). Ambrose later served in the Home Guard in Timaru during WW2." - From an email by Peter Cotterell to Tony Rippin, 16 October 2014.
See the attached biographies for a more extensive accounts of Ambrose's service and life.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [20 October 2014]; SCRoll submissions by P Cotterell, 16 October and 12 December 2014
External Links
Related Documents
- Ambrose Martin Cotterell biography - courtsey of Peter Cotterell.docx (pdf, 779.4 KB updated 25-Nov-2015)
- Life & times of Ambrose Cotterell by Alister Cotterell - courtesy of D Tutty (pdf, 10.4 MB updated 25-Nov-2015)
- Timaru Herald 11 June 2016 - Great War Stories - Ambrose COTTERELL (pdf, 336.0 KB updated 24-Jun-2016)
Researched and Written by
Tony Rippin (South Canterbury Museum)
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