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Andrew Cotton

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Andrew AWMM
  • Surname
    Cotton AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    445583 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    1923 Public - Ian Walter - Direct descendant - 10 February 2022 - Uncle Andy died on the 19th October 1944 at the age of 21. He was not born in 1905. I an unsure of the exact date of birth, day and month may be correct, I will confirm with my aunty Ruth his last surviving sibling. All else on this site is correct. Thank you for keeping our heroes memories alive.
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1944 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Italy AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    445583 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Andrew Cotton was the son of William and Rachel Cotton, of Beattie Street, Fielding, New Zealand. Born at Magherafelt, Co. Londonderry, Northern Ireland. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    19 October 1944 AWMM
    Age 21 AWMM
    Italy, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Cesena War Cemetery, Italy AWMM I, G, 1. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1713325
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 13 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1944 to 31st March, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.28 AWMM
    • Puttick, E. (1960). 25 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
19 July 2022Ian WalterChristchurch, New ZealandDirect descendant

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