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.
Cotton, Charles William –
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: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: August 30th, 1914 - 1914-08-30
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Bronze Medal (Italy)
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- Claremont Baptist Church (St. George's Road) WWI Memorial - Bolton
- 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