Albert Edward Cotterell
Memorial: Pucklechurch - Memorial Shields
Regiment: Gloucestershire Regiment
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Private
Parents: William and Clara Elizabeth Cotterell
Home address: Hillside View, Pucklechurch
Date of birth: 22/12/1917
Date of death: 27/03/1942
Buried/Commemorated at: no known grave but commemorated on Rangoon Yangon Myanmar (Burma)
Age: 24
Further information:
At the beginning of 1942 the 1st Battalion Gloucestershires joined the Burma frontier force whose task it was to guard then finally blow up the oil refineries and storage tanks to prevent them getting into Japanese hands. The Gloucestershires remained in Burma while the rest of the force retreated by river to Calcutta on March 7th and the Japanese continued their advance on Rangoon. Albert died 3 weeks later but how he met his death is not clear.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
http://www.glosgen.co.uk/
https://homepages.force9.net/rothwell/burmaweb/FF7.htm