Jack Charles Cottrell
Memorial: Staple Hill - Page Park
Regiment: Somerset Light Infantry
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Lance Corporal
Parents: Frank and Isabella Cottrell
Marital status: Married
Home address: Home Address: 12 Salisbury Road, Mangotsfield Lived: Castleford, Yorkshire
Pre-war occupation: Chauffeur to a merchant tailor
Date of birth: 30/09/1917
Date of death: 29/06/1944
Buried/Commemorated at: St Manvieu War Cemetery, Cheux, Calvados France and commemorated on Staple Hill War Memorial
Age: 26
Further information:
Jack was the son of a foreman of a boot factory and the younger of 2 brothers.
Jack served with the 7th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's). He came over to France in the D-Day landings and died during operation Epsom in the battle for Caen. The fighting was particularly fierce in the village of Cheux where he is buried. He had been married a little over 6 months to Minnie Bowater by the time of his death.
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/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
Ref The Drive on Caen Northern France 7 June – 9 July 1944 No.4PDF https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk ›