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Raymond Henry Cottrell (1924-1944)

Soldier
Service No:326618
Rank:Second Lieutenant
Squadron:A
Role:Tank Commander
KIA:7 Sep 1944
Burial:Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp. Grave I. D. 14.
Commemorated:23H Memorial, Bridlington Priory [Panel]
Mentioned in:
23H Story
Page 272
Casualty List
Record
Civilian
Occupation:Under Manager, British Home Stores
Residence:31 Draycott Avenue, Taunton, Somerset
Birth:Birth 1924 in Taunton
Parents
Frederick Charles CottrellEllen Rose Chedzoy
Engine Cleaner, British Rail.
9 Cherry Grove, Taunton, Somerset (1939),
31 Draycott Avenue, Taunton (1953).
Birth 19 May 1897 at 26 South Street, Taunton.
Death 27 Apr 1953 in Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton.
Birth 11 Jan 1897 in Stoke St Gregory, Somerset.
Death registered Jun 2000 in Taunton.
Marriage registered Dec 1920 in Taunton, Somerset.

Notes

Raymond and his crew were all killed in Antwerp whilst baling out of their burning tank. The incident is described in the 23H Story, at the foot of Page 143.

Orders had been given to continue the advance but as soon as Lt. Cotterell's tank moved beyond the railway a German gun knocked it out and all members of the crew were killed.

Young Bertie, the memoirs of Bertie McCully, A Squadron

The crew members were: