Basic Details
Surname
Cotterell
Forenames
R V
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Robert Victor
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
The College website adds: 'He would have come up in 1915 from Repton. Was entered at Pembroke to read medicine. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial and, with his brother Frederick Hampson C., at St
Matthew’s, Walsall [brother killed 16.12.1916]'.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army (British)
Unit (Primary - Stated)
S. Staffs. Regt
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
The South Staffordshire Regiment
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Second Lieutenant
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Near Arras
Year of death
1917
Month of death
April
Day of death
23
Age at death
19