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Cotter was the only son of Major-General F. G. Cotter, [[Royal Marine Light Infantry|R.M.L.I.]] and Mrs. Cotter.<ref>"Deaths" (Deaths). ''The Times''. Saturday, 21 November, 1914. Issue '''40703''', col B, p. 1.</ref> | Cotter was the only son of Major-General F. G. Cotter, [[Royal Marine Light Infantry|R.M.L.I.]] and Mrs. Cotter.<ref>"Deaths" (Deaths). ''The Times''. Saturday, 21 November, 1914. Issue '''40703''', col B, p. 1.</ref> | ||
− | He was made a {{MidRN}} on 15 September, 1911 | + | He was made a {{MidRN}} on 15 September, 1911{{NLMar13|p. 17}} and appointed to the {{UK-GoodHope|f=tp}} in the Atlantic Fleet. Over the course of his short naval life, his ships would all be ill-fated: he joined {{UK-Monmouth}} in February 1912, {{UK-Hampshire}} sometime soon after, and then back to ''Good Hope'' for the Test Mobilisation, being granted the acting rank of {{SubRN}} on 15 January, 1914. |
− | + | Cotter died at the [[Battle of Coronel]] when the {{UK-GoodHope}} was lost with all hands.{{KindellROH2|p. 31}} | |
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Acting Sub-Lieutenant Francis John Anson Cotter, Royal Navy (16 March, 1894 – 1 November, 1914) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Cotter was the only son of Major-General F. G. Cotter, R.M.L.I. and Mrs. Cotter.[1]
He was made a Midshipman on 15 September, 1911[2] and appointed to the armoured cruiser H.M.S. Good Hope in the Atlantic Fleet. Over the course of his short naval life, his ships would all be ill-fated: he joined Monmouth in February 1912, Hampshire sometime soon after, and then back to Good Hope for the Test Mobilisation, being granted the acting rank of Sub-Lieutenant on 15 January, 1914.
Cotter died at the Battle of Coronel when the Good Hope was lost with all hands.[3]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Saturday, 21 November, 1914. Issue 40703, col B, p. 1.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 17.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 31.