John William CotterAge: 60 years18971957

Name
John William Cotter
Given names
John William
Surname
Cotter
Birth 1897 39 30
Shared note: 3685/1897 B3054
Birth of a sisterAlva (Avis) Mary Cotter
1898 (Age 12 months)
Shared note: 11398/1898 B3054
Birth of a sisterCatherine Cotter
1899 (Age 2 years)
Shared note: 10876/1899 B3054
Birth of a brotherPatrick Thomas Cotter
February 21, 1900 (Age 3 years)
Shared note: 3581/1900 B3054
Birth of a sisterLena Elizabeth Cotter
April 23, 1901 (Age 4 years)
Shared note: 11550/1901 B3054
Birth of a brotherClarence Matthew Cotter
1903 (Age 6 years)
Shared note: 3531/1903 B3054
Birth of a sisterEvelyn Margaret Cotter
1905 (Age 8 years)
Shared note: 3380/1905 B3054
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam Byrne
April 5, 1918 (Age 21 years)
Shared note: 5599/1918 D4018
Death of a fatherJames Henry Cotter
1918 (Age 21 years)
Shared note: 14993/1918 D4027
Birth of a son
#1
John Alfred Cotter
1924 (Age 27 years)

Death of a sonJohn Alfred Cotter
1924 (Age 27 years)
Shared note: 12412/1924 D4027
Death of a motherCatherine Ann Byrne
1925 (Age 28 years)
Shared note: 11887/1925 D4027
Birth of a son
#2
Alwyn Leslie Cotter
1926 (Age 29 years)

Death of a sonAlwyn Leslie Cotter
1927 (Age 30 years)
Shared note: 16710/1927 CD
Death of a maternal grandmotherSarah Byrne
May 26, 1932 (Age 35 years)
Shared note: 6274/1932 D5014
Death of a brotherPatrick Thomas Cotter
December 31, 1935 (Age 38 years)
Shared note: 10943/1935 CD
Death of a sisterFlorence Cotter
1941 (Age 44 years)
Shared note: 1982/1941 D6004
Death of a sisterEvelyn Margaret Cotter
September 1945 (Age 48 years)
Shared note: 9045/1945 D6046
Burial of a sisterEvelyn Margaret Cotter
September 11, 1945 (Age 48 years)
Death about 1957 (Age 60 years)

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  1. Generation 1
    1. John William Cotter, son of James Henry Cotter and Catherine Ann Byrne, was born in 1897 in Glenrowan;Vic and died about 1957.

      Children of John William Cotter:

      1. John Alfred Cotter (19241924)
      2. Alwyn Leslie Cotter (19261927)
      3. Private
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Birth

3685/1897 B3054

Shared note

My grandfaather John (gug) as we called him was a very quite man. He fought in the 1st world war in the 24th battalion. His army number was in the 24thbattalion D company no 1680.Lance Corporal J.W. Cotter. He was decorated by the King on 2 occasions for bravery receiving the military medal and bar meaning receiving it twice. He saved many lives whilst wounded refusing to leave his commrades He volunteered as stretcher bearer. for more than 12 hours in spite of hios wounds was under heavy machine gun fire and shell fire. He continued his work and his devotion was thus responsible for saving many lives.Mt ST Quentin near Peronne. The next was for taking out a machine gun bunker ( I havn't all the details on that one ) under fire. Saving many lives