The Tree - Person Sheet
The Tree - Person Sheet
NameCyril James Cottier 
Birth19 Oct 1912, Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand
Death30 Nov 1969, Marton, New Zealand
BurialMount View Cemetery, Marton, New Zealand
OccupationPainter
FatherHenry William Cottier (1868-1947)
MotherPriscilla Cowling (1871-1948)
Misc. Notes
Name from a search in December 2020 of children to Henry William COTTIER and added here in February 2022.
Year of birth and death from screenshot of phone message sent to Brian from Simon Perry on 14 December 2020.
Simon is the great-grandson of Ernest Henry GRAY and Frances Maud ANDREWS. He is the grandson of their daughter, “Nola Ailsa Gray” and thought maybe this Eric or his brother Cyril.
This theory for Simon Perry’s grandfather has since been discounted as at July 2022. Eric Roy Cottier or Cyril James Cottier is not Simon Perry’s grandfather.
Year and country of birth from search on New Zealand BDM website in February 2022:
1912/18169. Cottier, Cyril James. Mother: Priscilla. Father: Henry William
Full date of birth of 19 October 1912 from further searching in February 2022 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the birth.
Country of death, from death search on New Zealand BDM website in February 2022:
1969/38618. Cottier, Cyril James, died age 57Y
Full date of death of 30 November 1969 from further searching in February 2022 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the death.
No record of marriage could be found on the New Zealand BDM website as at February 2022.
Place of birth registration as “Ingelwood” from New Zealand birth Index found online in February 2022.
Occupation from New Zealand World War II Army Nominal Rolls, Roll 2 1 Apr 1940 - 30 Jun 1940:
Name: Cottier, Cyril James
Army No: 31469
Rank: Pte
Unit: 2 Pro. Coy
Conjugal Status: S
Place of Enlistment: New Plymouth
Occupation: Painter
Last NZ Address: 171 Courtenay St., New Plymouth
Name & Address Next of Kin: Mr H Cottier, 171 Courtenay St., New Plymouth (father)
Entry in online Cenotaph record found in February 2022:
https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online...rd/115158?lang=en-nz
EMBARKATION DETAILS:
WW2 Private
2nd N.Z. Provost Company
Corps of N.Z. Military Police
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Second Echelon
Place of burial from Find a Grave found in February 2022:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206593252/cyril-james-cottier
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Startford Supplementary Roll 1935, found in February 2022:
Cottier, Cyril James, Lincoln Road, Ingelwood, farm hand
New Zealand Electoral Roll - New Plymouth General Roll 1938, found in February 2022:
Cottier, Cyril James, 171 Courtenay Street, N.P. painter
Cottier, Henry William, 171 Courtenay Street, N.P. retired [Father]
New Zealand Electoral Roll - New Plymouth General Roll 1941, found in February 2022:
Cottier, Cyril James, 171 Courtenay St., N.P. painter
Cottier, Henry William, 171 Courtenay St., N.P. retired draper [Father]
Year of birth and death from screenshot of phone message sent to Brian from Simon Perry on 14 December 2020.
Simon is the great-grandson of Ernest Henry GRAY and Frances Maud ANDREWS. He is the grandson of their daughter, “Nola Ailsa Gray” and thought maybe this Eric or his brother Cyril.
This theory for Simon Perry’s grandfather has since been discounted as at July 2022. Eric Roy Cottier or Cyril James Cottier is not Simon Perry’s grandfather.
Year and country of birth from search on New Zealand BDM website in February 2022:
1912/18169. Cottier, Cyril James. Mother: Priscilla. Father: Henry William
Full date of birth of 19 October 1912 from further searching in February 2022 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the birth.
Country of death, from death search on New Zealand BDM website in February 2022:
1969/38618. Cottier, Cyril James, died age 57Y
Full date of death of 30 November 1969 from further searching in February 2022 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the death.
No record of marriage could be found on the New Zealand BDM website as at February 2022.
Place of birth registration as “Ingelwood” from New Zealand birth Index found online in February 2022.
Occupation from New Zealand World War II Army Nominal Rolls, Roll 2 1 Apr 1940 - 30 Jun 1940:
Name: Cottier, Cyril James
Army No: 31469
Rank: Pte
Unit: 2 Pro. Coy
Conjugal Status: S
Place of Enlistment: New Plymouth
Occupation: Painter
Last NZ Address: 171 Courtenay St., New Plymouth
Name & Address Next of Kin: Mr H Cottier, 171 Courtenay St., New Plymouth (father)
Entry in online Cenotaph record found in February 2022:
https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online...rd/115158?lang=en-nz
EMBARKATION DETAILS:
WW2 Private
2nd N.Z. Provost Company
Corps of N.Z. Military Police
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Second Echelon
Place of burial from Find a Grave found in February 2022:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206593252/cyril-james-cottier
New Zealand Electoral Roll - Startford Supplementary Roll 1935, found in February 2022:
Cottier, Cyril James, Lincoln Road, Ingelwood, farm hand
New Zealand Electoral Roll - New Plymouth General Roll 1938, found in February 2022:
Cottier, Cyril James, 171 Courtenay Street, N.P. painter
Cottier, Henry William, 171 Courtenay Street, N.P. retired [Father]
New Zealand Electoral Roll - New Plymouth General Roll 1941, found in February 2022:
Cottier, Cyril James, 171 Courtenay St., N.P. painter
Cottier, Henry William, 171 Courtenay St., N.P. retired draper [Father]