Trooper

Richard John Cottingham

Conflict: 
WW1
References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
13/652
Name:
Richard John Cottingham
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
11 December 1880
Place of Birth: 
Auckland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Elizabeth Ann Cottingham (mother), Khyber Pass, Auckland, New Zealand|Mrs C.M. Cottingham (wife), C/o W. Street, Cockburn Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Khyber Pass, Auckland, New Zealand|Suva, Fiji, Pacific Islands
Occupation on Enlistment:
Agent|Painter
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Auckland Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
02 July 1915
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
34
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

5th Contingent
Samoan Advance Party
Main Body
Places of Embarkation:

Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand
Transport:

Maori 31 March 1900
HMNZT 1
HMNZT 2
HMNZT 8
HMNZT 12
Vessels:

Maori
Moeraki or Monowai
Star of India or Waimana
Destinations:

Beira, Portuguese East Africa
Apia, Samoa
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
A. 1.
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Richard John Cottingham
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