Sapper Leslie Cotton
Incident Report
V2 Bomb, Holland
Deceased
Details
Incident Details. Sapper L. Cotton, Corporal J.P. Coyne, Driver J.E. Harris, Sappers J.S. McWhinnie and G.E. Wareing also died at this incident. Killed when a V2 exploded in Holland. The unit when in UK was based at the Duke of Yorks Barracks, Chelsea.Personal Details
- 14802766 Sapper
- Leslie Cotton
- 24 Bomb Disposal Company
- Royal Engineers
Son of Arthur and Mary Jane Cotton of Shelfield, Staffordshire.
Died on the 30th April 1945. Aged 19.
Corporal J.P. Coyne, Driver J.E. Harris, Sappers J.S. McWhinnie and G.E. Wareing also died at this incident.
Buried at Almelo General Cemetery, Netherlands
Grave 12.
Almelo General Cemetery.
Photos taken by Pete Rodgers
Cemetery Map
Sapper L. Cotton, Corporal J.P. Coyne, Driver J.E. Harris, Sappers J.S. McWhinnie and G.E. Wareing also died at this incident. Killed when a V2 exploded inHolland. The unit when in UK was based at the Duke of Yorks Barracks, Chelsea.
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