69157 SJT F.L.COTTER 26/CAN:INF:
Francis Louis Cotter
Born 22/5/1892
Son of Richard J. Cotter & Elizabeth Cotter of 184 Duke Street, St.John, New Brunswick
Educated at Saint John High School
A pre-war clerk in a Saint John store, he lived on Orange Street, St.John
As a member of the 62nd Fusiliers he was one of the ‘Originals’
The 26th Battalion (New Brunswick), C.E.F. embarked at St.John, New Brunswick 13/6/15
To France 15/9/15 as Sergeant in New Brunswick's 'Fighting 26th'
KIA F&F 13/10/15 -'He led the attack in the Crater Fight and was killed, his body having never been recovered' - Click here & see item #70
Commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium
For his 30 Page file of his C.E.F. Service Papers – Click Here
And for his images – Click Here
Condition: EF
