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Name : Auguste (Gus) Harry Cotton Son of : Harry Cotton and Annie Cotton (née Welstead), of Locks Green, Calbourne, Isle of Wight. Born : 15 Feb 1900, Shorwell, Isle of Wight. Married : [1], 1925, Daisy Nina Barrett, at St Olave's Church, Gatcombe, Isle of Wight. Daisy Cotton died in 1929, aged 36. Married : [2], 1934, Marjorie Alice Kelleway, at St John's Church, Newport, Isle of Wight. |
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Census information : 1901 : Harry and Annie Cotton, with their children including Auguste aged 1, are at Locks Green, Calbourne. Harry Cotton is a Carter on Farm. 1911 : Harry and Annie Cotton, with their children including Auguste aged 11, are at Atherfield, Ventnor. Harry Cotton is a Carter on Farm. |
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Electoral Roll information : 1933 : Gus is shown with his parents at 1 Point Cottages, Whippingham. |
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Service Details : AB P/SS 8278 Auguste Harry Cotton, Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.S. President III. Serving in the Royal Naval Reserve, he was called up for service in World War II, and, acting as a gunner on an armed merchant ship, S.S. Kayeson, was lost on 2 October 1940. |
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Casualty Details : Died : 2 October 1940 aged 40. Commemorated at : Portsmouth Naval Memorial. CWGC Record |
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Commemorated on this Isle of Wight Memorial :
Newport Borough War Memorial |
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Documents and Newspaper cuttings :
R.N. Service record - click to enlarge |
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Acknowledgments :
Ann Barrett for family information. Her late husband, Les Barrett, was the adopted son of Gus and Daisy Cotton. |
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Page status :
Page last updated : 1 October 2015 (reformatted) |
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