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| {{short description|Royal Navy officer & VC recipient (1883-1915)}} | |||
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| '''Edger Christopher Cookson''' ] ] (13 December 1883- 28 September 1915) was a ] and recipient of the ]. | |||
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| |name = Edgar Christopher Cookson | |||
| |birth_date = 13 December 1883 | |||
| |death_date = {{dda|df=y|1915|9|28|1883|12|13}} {{KIA}} | |||
| |birth_place = ], ] | |||
| |death_place = near ], ] | |||
| |placeofburial = Amara War Cemetery, ] | |||
| |image = Lieutenant-Commander E. C. Cookson VC DSO.png | |||
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| |allegiance = {{UK}} | |||
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| |branch = {{navy|United Kingdom}} | |||
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| |unit = {{HMS|Comet|1910|6}} | |||
| |battles = ]<br>] {{KIA}} | |||
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| Lieutenant-Commander '''Edgar Christopher Cookson''' ] ] (13 December 1883 – 28 September 1915) was an ] recipient of the ], the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to ] and ] forces. | |||
| ==Biography== | |||
| 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 |
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 command of ] on the River ] when his actions, on 28 September 1915, during the advance on ], ] earned him the Victoria Cross. He was shot several times by the enemy that day, and died within a few minutes. | ||
| ⚫ | ==Citation== | ||
| ⚫ | {{blockquote|On 28 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 onto 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.|'']'', 25 January 1916.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=12898|city=e |date=25 January 1916 |page=185 }}</ref>}} | ||
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| ⚫ | *] (David Harvey, 1999) | ||
| ⚫ | *] (This England, 1997) | ||
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| ⚫ | *'']'' (David Harvey, 1999) | ||
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| ⚫ | *'']: The Naval VCs'' (Stephen Snelling, 2002) | ||
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Royal Navy officer & VC recipient (1883-1915)
| Edgar Christopher Cookson | |
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| Born | 13 December 1883 Tranmere, Cheshire |
| Died | 28 September 1915(1915-09-28) (aged 31) † near Kut, Mesopotamia |
| Buried | Amara War Cemetery, Iraq |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  Royal Navy |
| Rank | Lieutenant-Commander |
| Unit | HMS Comet |
| Battles / wars | Boxer Rebellion World War I † |
| Awards | Victoria Cross Distinguished Service Order |
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. W. E. Cookson, R.N. 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.
Citation
On 28 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 onto 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 Edinburgh Gazette, 25 January 1916.
References
- Cookson, Edgar Christopher, Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- "No. 12898". The Edinburgh Gazette. 25 January 1916. p. 185.
- 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)