Son of Mr. And Mrs. Cotton, of Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Ellen Annie Cotton, of 325, Hulton Lane, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly of 112, Hadfield Road, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted January 1915.
Cotton, Walter –
Personal details
- Surname: Cotton
- Forename: Walter
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire
- Place of residence: Not known
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 27
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: October 27th, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Rifleman
- Unit: 12th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: R/8991
- Regiment: King's Royal Rifle Corps
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
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: Cologne Southern Cemetery, K?ln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfal, Germany
- CWGC reference: IX. G. 16.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 15/01/1915
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7f