Ernest Sprent Cotsell, RNR

Birth details unknown
Died  2 Feb 1941


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Ranks

20 Dec 1923 Lt.
20 Dec 1931 Lt.Cdr.

Decorations

17 Jun 1941 Mentioned in Despatches (MID) (posthumous)

Warship Commands listed for Ernest Sprent Cotsell, RNR


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMIS Cornwallis (L 09 / U 09)Lt.Cdr.Sloop11 Jun 194011 Jan 1941
HMS Huntley (J 56)Lt.Cdr.MinesweeperJan 194131 Jan 1941

Career information

Cotsell died of wounds on 2 Feb 1941.

Events related to this officer

Sloop HMIS Cornwallis (L 09 / U 09)


25 Jun 1940
HMIS Cornwallis (Lt.Cdr. E.S. Cotsell, RNR) departed Aden for Bombay. (1)

2 Jul 1940
HMIS Cornwallis (Lt.Cdr. E.S. Cotsell, RNR) arrived at Bombay for docking. (2)

8 Jul 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMIS Cornwallis (Lt.Cdr. E.S. Cotsell, RNR) was undocked. (2)

Sources

  1. ADM 199/2551
  2. ADM 199/368

ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.


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