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Pilot Officer HENRY CUMBERLAND STAPLETON COTTON

Service Number: 401202
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal New Zealand Air Force

159 (R.A.F.) Sqdn.

Date of Death

Died 19 July 1942

Age 22 years old

Buried or commemorated at

KHAYAT BEACH WAR CEMETERY

A. F. 14.

Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)

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  • Country of Service New Zealand
  • Awards Distinguished Flying Medal
  • Additional Info Son of Uho Nellie Cotton of Remuera Auckland, New Zealand.
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Buried or commemorated at

KHAYAT BEACH WAR CEMETERY
Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)
Number of casualties: 887
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