Arthur Ernest COTTON

Regimental number7/633
AddressCashel Street, Christchurch
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs Catherine Cotton, 137 Springfield Road, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Lyttelton on 16 October 1914
The Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, Main Body, embarked on board two ships, HMNZT 4 'Tahiti' and HMNZT 11 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitCanterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 20 February 1918
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsThe Jerusalem Memorial (Panel 1), Israel
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Catherine E Cotton, 2 Stanmore Road, Linwood, Christchurch, New Zealand
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Main Body

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