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COOKSON, Edgar Christopher
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
COOKSON, Edgar Christopher
Date Of Birth
13 Dec 1883
Age
31
Birth Place
Tranmere, Cheshire
Nationality
British
Resided Place
England
Date
28 Sep 1915
Date Of Death
28 Sep 1915
Incident Details
Killed in action
Information
River Gunboat "Comet". Also HMS Clio and Launch Shushan. Parent: Captain W. E. Cookson, Royal Navy.
More Information
Further gazette dates: 10/09/1915 (D.S.O.) Further gazette pages: 9063 (D.S.O.) Further Gazette issues: 29292 (D.S.O.)
Rank Name
Lieutenant Commander
Award Details
In recognition of the act of most conspicuous gallantry during the advance on Kut-el-Amara. (V.C.)
Gazette Date
1916
Gazette Page
943 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Kut-el-Amara, Mesopotamia
Died in Active Service
Gold Star
Service
Royal Navy
Regiment
Royal Navy
Battalion
HMS Comet
Commemorated
Armara War Cemetery, Iraq; Chatham Naval Memorial
Place of Death
Near Kut-el-Amara, Mesopotamia
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Memorial Death Plaque Of WWI
award
1914/15 Star
award
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
British War Medals WW1
unit
Royal Navy
unit
HMS Comet
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
Content Source
London Gazette
Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published.
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