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217524 2nd Lt. Eric Roland Cotterill Australian Imperial Force 13th Infantry Batn. from:Australia (d.9th May 1915) Eric Roland Cotterill was born at Paddington, New South Wales on 22nd January 1892 to parents George and Dorothea Cotterill. Prior to the First World War, he spent three years as a naval cadet and a further two years in the Naval Reserve. A warehouseman by trade, he enlisted at Rosehill on 21st September 1914 at the age of 22. Cotterill departed Melbourne with the 13th Infantry Battalion aboard HMAT Ulysses on 22nd December 1914. By this time, he had already been promoted to sergeant. He served with 13th Infantry Battalion at Gallipoli and was promoted to the rank of second lieutenant on 8th May 1915. The following day, Eric Cotterill was killed in action and is buried at Quinn's Post Cemetery, Turkey Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**