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| '''Edger Christopher Cookson''' ] ] ( |
'''Edger Christopher Cookson''' ] ] (13 December 1883- 28 September 1915) was a ] and recipient of the ]. | ||
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| He was 31 years old and a ] in the ] during the ] when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. | |||
| Cookson was born on 13 December 1883 to Capt. W. E. Cookson, R.N.<ref name=cwgc>, Commonwealth War Graves Commission</ref> He was 31 years old and a ] in the in command of ] when his actions, on 28 September 1915, during the advance on ], ]earned him the Victoria Cross. He was shot several times by the enemy, and died within a few minutes. | |||
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| ⚫ | {{quote|''On the 28th September, 1915, the river gunboat "Comet" had been ordered with other gunboats to examine and, if possible, destroy an obstruction placed across the river by the Turks. When the gunboats were approaching the obstruction a very heavy rifle and machine gun fire was opened on them from both banks. An attempt to sink the centre dhow of the obstruction by gunfire having failed, Lieutenant-Commander Cookson ordered the "Comet" to be placed alongside, and himself jumped on to the dhow with an axe and tried to cut the wire hawsers connecting it with the two other craft forming the obstruction. He was immediately shot in several places and died within a very few minutes.''|], 21 May 1915<ref name=cwgc/>}} | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
| *] (David Harvey, 1999) | *] (David Harvey, 1999) | ||
| *] (This England, 1997) | *] (This England, 1997) | ||
| *] (Stephen Snelling, 2002) | *] (Stephen Snelling, 2002) | ||
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| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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Edger Christopher Cookson VC DSO (13 December 1883- 28 September 1915) was a British Naval officer and recipient of the Victoria Cross.
Biography
Cookson was born on 13 December 1883 to Capt. W. E. Cookson, R.N. He was 31 years old and a Lieutenant-Commander in the in command of HMS Comet when his actions, on 28 September 1915, during the advance on Kut-el-Amara, Mesopotamiaearned him the Victoria Cross. He was shot several times by the enemy, and died within a few minutes.
Citation
On the 28th September, 1915, the river gunboat "Comet" had been ordered with other gunboats to examine and, if possible, destroy an obstruction placed across the river by the Turks. When the gunboats were approaching the obstruction a very heavy rifle and machine gun fire was opened on them from both banks. An attempt to sink the centre dhow of the obstruction by gunfire having failed, Lieutenant-Commander Cookson ordered the "Comet" to be placed alongside, and himself jumped on to the dhow with an axe and tried to cut the wire hawsers connecting it with the two other craft forming the obstruction. He was immediately shot in several places and died within a very few minutes.
— The London Gazette, 21 May 1915
References
- Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
- The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
- VCs of the First World War - The Naval VCs (Stephen Snelling, 2002)
- ^ Cookson, Edger Christopher, Commonwealth War Graves Commission