Private 1996 John Cottington
The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 6th Bn.
Theatre of War: Mesopotamia
Theatre of War First Served: (2b) Balkans
Date Entered Therein: 12/10/1915
Age at death: 20
Date of death: 18th of April 1916
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: KirKee 1914-1918 Memorial - Face D.
Family details:
Mother Maria is sole legatee.
Census details:
1901 - 4 years old John is living at 43 Stanley Street, St Helens with parents John (26), Maria (23) and two siblings: Richard (3), Bridget (1). 1911 - Sees 15 years old 'Coal Haulage Hand' John living at 49 Stanley Street, St Helens with parents John (37), Maria (35) and five siblings: Richard (13), Bridget (10), Mary Elizabeth (8), Samuel (6), Alexander (2).
Notes:
Age taken from census.
Age taken from census.
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/1996JohnCottington.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
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[caption]John is remembered on the [url=lmem.php?lmem=10]Lowe House Memorial[/url][/caption]
