Canadian Virtual War Memorial
William Cotton
In memory of:
Private William Cotton
September 2, 1918
Military Service
102896
30
Army
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
54th Bn.
Additional Information
January 2, 1888
Southampton, England
September 25, 1915
Victoria, British Columbia
Son of Thomas and Maria Cotton, of Portswood, Southampton, England.
Commemorated on Page 390 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
DURY MILL BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France
II. E. 5.
Dury is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 1 kilometre north of the straight main road from Arras to Cambrai (D939). Approximately 16 kilometres from Arras travelling towards Cambrai on the D939 is the Canadian Forces Memorial at Dury. 300 metres after the Memorial the Cemetery is signposted to the left towards Dury village. 200 metres from the D939 the cemetery is signposted to the left. It is located in open fields, and is approached along an unsurfaced track about 500 metres long.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Details
Circumstances of Death Registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CORBI TO COZNI. Microform Sequence 23; Volume Number 31829_B016732. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 167. Page 371 of 900.
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