| Regimental number | 17594 |
| Occupation | Customs officer |
| Next of kin | Brother, W P Cotter, Farmer, Hawea Flat, Otago |
| Rank on embarkation | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 73 Opawa on |
| Final rank | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Final unit | Z Trench Mortar Battery, New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row C, Grave No 45), Nord, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Timothy and Bridget Cotter, Hawea Flat, Otago, New Zealand |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 49, p. 17 |