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Cotter, William Reginald
UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
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Full Name
Cotter, William Reginald
Date Of Birth
1883
Age
33
Birth Place
Folkestone, Kent
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Folkestone & Sandgate, Kent, England
Date
6 Mar 1916
Date Of Death
14 Mar 1916
Fate
Died of wounds
Information
Son of Amy Cotter of 2 Barton Cottages, Sandgate, Kent.
Rank Name
Acting Corporal
Service Number
6707
Gazette Date
1916
Gazette Page
3410 (V.C.); Issue: 29527 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Hohenzollern Redoubt, France; France and Flanders
Died in Active Service
Yes
Service
British Army
Regiment
Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
Battalion
6th (Service) Battalion
Place Of Death
Lillers, France
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Memorial Death Plaque Of WWI
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
regiment
Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
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Last Updated
31/10/2023
Description
In 1921 His Majesty's Stationery Office published, on behalf of and by authority of the War Office, two lists of those who died during the Great War.
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