Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Leslie William Cottrell
In memory of:
Private Leslie William Cottrell
February 8, 1944
Military Service
14377942
35
Army
Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
5th Bn.
Additional Information
Son of William and Maria Cottrell, of Wedmore, Somerset.
Commemorated on Page 280 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
V. D. 7.
The SANGRO RIVER WAR CEMETERY lies in the Contrada Sentinelle in the Commune of Torino di Sangro, Province of Chieti, and forms a wide arc on the slope of a hill facing south-east. The SANGRO RIVER WAR CEMETERY is reached by the main road (Route No.16) from Pescara. Travel for approximately 55 kilometres as far as San Vito and then by Route No.16. Just after crossing the Sangro River and 50 metres before the station of Torino di Sangro, a narrow road on the right leads up a steep hill to the Cemetery.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Photo of Leslie William Cottrell – L - R Ruby, Kathleen, Leslie and Ronald. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of Leslie William Cottrell – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Grave marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Grave marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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