COTTER, Henry Francis
(Service number 17594)
| First Rank | Second Lieutenant | Last Rank | Second Lieutenant |
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Birth
| Date | 23 February 1893 | Place of Birth | Hawea |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Customs Officer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | WP Cotter (brother) farmer, Hawea Flat, Otago | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | NZ Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 20th Reinforcements, NZ Field Artillery | ||
| Date | 2 January 1917 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 73, Opawa | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | London, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | NZ Field Artillery,Z(Trench mortar) Battery | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 11 June 1917 | Age | 24 |
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| Place of Death | Belgium | ||
| Cause | died of wounds | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Claremont Memorial (as Henry Cotter); Timaru Boys High School War Memorial (Library) | ||
Biographical Notes
son of Timothy and Bridget Cotter, Hawea Flat, Otago. On Tyco (Taiko) School Roll of Honour. Two sisters lived in Waimate Miss M and Miss E Cotter
Sources
Cenotaph [20 October 2014]
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