Service Details
Name:
 COTTAM
Given Name:
 WILLIAM JOHN
Initials:
 W J
Service No:
 32545V
Rank:
 Corporal
Other Casualties of this Rank
Regiment:
 Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces
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Date of Death:
 1945-04-04
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Date of Birth:
 1920-01-04
Age:
 25
Cause of Death:
 Died in battle accident, motor cycle accident near Puzzola, Italy
Decorations:
 Bronze Star (USA)
Citations:
 LG Sup 14 May 1948 pg. 2920
Additional
Information:
Son of William Charles and Janet Adelaine Cottam, of Sterkfontein Road, Krugersdorp. Born Krugersdorp, Transvaal. A medical student prior to enlistment
Commemoration
Country:
 Italy
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Cemetery:
 CASTIGLIONE SOUTH AFRICAN CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 III, C, 14.

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