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Persoonsgegevens

• Naam COTTON
• Initialen RP
• Voornaam ROSS PENNER
• Geboorteplaats Kingston
• Land Ontario, Canada
• Gezin Youngest son of Jessie and Maj. Gen. William Henry Cotton, of Pinehurst, Almonte, Ontario. His brother Charles Penner Cotton is also buried at Lijssenthoek; another brother, Henry, died as a soldier in the South African war (1900); a sister, Dorothy, served as a nurse during WW1;
• Beroep Clerk

Militaire dienst

• Plaats & datum van indiensttreding 23 September 1914, Valcartier
• Rang Captain
• Militaire eenheid 19th Bn. Central Ontario Regiment attd. 3rd Bde.HQ / 1st Can.Div.
• Onderdeel - Brigade 4th Brigade
• Leger - Korps - Divisie 2nd Canadian Division
• Strijdkracht C.E.F.
• Attached or transferred from 72 - Seaforth Highlanders
• Overige gegevens i.v.m. militaire loopbaan Formerly belonged to the 72nd Seaforth Highlanders, Vancouver; appointed ADC to Brigadier-General Leekie in August 1915; commissioned Captain August 1915; at time of death attached for duty to 3rd Brigade Staff.

Overlijden

• Gewond Valley Cottages
• Aard verwonding Killed in action, mortally wounded by a shell while leading a bombing detachment, together with Lt. Sachs (who also died)
• Overleden op 13 June 1916
• Leeftijd overlijden 23
• Plaats van het graf Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery VI - A - 27

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