Cyril Raymond Percival Cottrill – 94th Training Reserve Battalion
Private Cyril Raymond Percival Cottrill – 94 th Training Reserve Battalion Birth and Family Background Cyril Raymond Percival Cottrill was born in 1900 in Croydon, Surrey , the son of Frederick Percy Cottrill and Bessie Evelyn Lamb , who were married in 1898 at St. Saviour’s Church, Warwick Avenue, Paddington . 1901 Census The 1901 Census records the family living at 36 Stratfield Road, St. Giles, Oxfordshire . Frederick, aged 23 and born in Manchester, was employed as a Dental Mechanic , while his wife Evelyn, also 23 and born in Essex, was managing the home. Their only child at this time was Cyril , aged 1 . 1911 Census By the 1911 Census , the family had moved to 1 Bay View Terrace, Mumbles . Frederick, now 33 , is recorded as an Artificial Teeth Maker , and Evelyn is 32 . Their children were Cyril , aged 11 and attending school; Doreen , aged 9, born in Oxford; and Rowland , aged 4, born in Swansea. Military Service Attestation Papers Cyril’s surviving Atte...
