Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Sydney Alexander Cottrell
In memory of:
Able Seaman Sydney Alexander Cottrell
April 29, 1944
Military Service
V/18362
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Navy
Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
H.M.C.S. Athabaskan
Additional Information
Son of Sidney Charles and Ellis Terssia Cottrell, of Trenton, Ontario, Canada.
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
PLOUESCAT COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Finistere, France
Row B. Grave 41.
Take the Morlaix to Brest road, D58, and take the exit for Plouescat, D10. Head towards the town centre until a small square (where parking is permitted), with a hotel in the corner, is reached. The Communal Cemetery adjoins the Square with just a small road in between. The CWGC plot lies on the left hand side of the entrance.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star May 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star May 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of SYDNEY ALEXANDER COTTRELL – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
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Photo of SYDNEY ALEXANDER COTTRELL – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
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Photos of missing men from Athabaskan – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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