Cotton, Charles William –

Son of John and Sarah Cotton, of Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Edith Cotton, of 19, Mortfield Lane, Bolton, Lancashire. Died form a bullet wound in the chest received 07/06/1917.

Personal details

  • Surname: Cotton
  • Forename: Charles William
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Tutbury, Staffordshire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 32
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: June 8th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Company Sergeant Major
  • Unit: 7th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 13667
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: August 30th, 1914 - 1914-08-30
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Bronze Medal (Italy)

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: XV. I. 14A.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 10/12/1915 29/06/1917 29/06/1917 07/12/1917 14/06/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6g 4f 6a* S17* 6g

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