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Pte. John William Cotton
British Army 12th Btn. King's (Liverpool) Regiment
from:Gorton, Manchester
(d.24th Aug 1916)
John Cotton was born in Salford Manchester in 1888. He married Georgina Wilkes in 1906 and they had three children before he went off to war, they were John William born 14th Oct 1908, Isabella born 12th Aug 1911 and Gladys born 14th Sep 1914.
Whilst doing his army training he was put on a charge for being drunk in charge of government property, this earned him 10 days confined to barracks.
He embarked for France on 24th of July 1915 I am uncertain of his whereabouts after that but on 24th of August 1916, he was wounded. He died of his wounds the same day. His widow Georgina received twenty shillings and six pence a week widows pension.