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Dec 13, 1883 Tranmere, Merseyside, United Kingdom Died on 28 Sep 1915 (aged 31)
Recipient of the Victoria Cross
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About Edgar Christopher Cookson
- Lieutenant-Commander Edgar Christopher Cookson VC DSO (13 December 1883 – 28 September 1915) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Cookson was born on 13 December 1883 to Capt.
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- He was 31 years old and a Lieutenant-Commander in the command of HMS Comet on the River Tigris when his actions, on 28 September 1915, during the advance on Kut-el-Amara, Mesopotamia earned him the Victoria Cross.
- He was shot several times by the enemy that day, and died within a few minutes.
