Sergeant

Richard Stephen Cotter

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Thomas and Jemima Cotter, of Arrowtown, Otago, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
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RICHARD STEPHEN COTTER (26 December 1893 – 23 October 1918) was the eldest of 12 children (7 daughters and 5 sons), born to Thomas James and Jemima Hamilton Cotter (married 19 December 1892, at St.... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
9/1161
Name:
Richard Stephen Cotter
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Jemima Cotter (mother), Box 6, Arrowtown, Otago, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
25 Chalmers Street, Northeast Valley, Dunedin, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
24 October 1918
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
6th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 August 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 27
HMNZT 28
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. H. 23.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Richard Stephen Cotter
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