Pilot Officer [Air Gunner]

Henry Cumberland Stapleton Cotton

DFM

Awards

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Uho Nellie Cotton of Remuera Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Public Contributions:

A portrait photo, in uniform, of my father's son by his first marriage Henry Cumberland Stapleton Cotton is enclosed

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
401202
Name:
Henry Cumberland Stapleton Cotton
Rank: 
Pilot Officer
Additional Rank:
Air Gunner
Date of Birth:
15 June 1920
Place of Birth: 
Apia, Samoa, Pacific Islands
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 159 (RAF) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
19 July 1942
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
A. F. 14.
Henry Cumberland Stapleton Cotton
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