Herbert Joseph Cotton - St. Materiana - Tintagel, Cornwall
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N 50° 39.787 W 004° 45.574
30U E 375643 N 5613839
A plaque to Major Herbert Joseph Cotton in St. Materiana's Church, Tintagel.
Waymark Code: WMVQJX
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/18/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member iconions
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This plaque is in St. Materiana's Church in Tintagel, Cornwall. The inscription reads:

'In loving memory of
Herbert Joseph Cotton
Major Indian Army, third son of
the late Major J.W.M. Cotton
He died at Baghdad 23rd. May 1916
a Prisoner of War after the surrender
of Kut el Amara. Aged 40.
Requiescat in Pace.'

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