Memorial: M4824

Memorial in St Candida’s Church, Whitchurch Canonicorum, Devon commemorating Commander Edgar Cookson VC, RN d. 1915

Location

St Candida's Church, Whitchurch Canonicorum, Devon, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of Lieutenant Commander Edgar Christopher Cookson V.C. D.S.O. R.N. of H.M.S. Clio. Killed in action Sept 28th 1915 aged 31. He was shot down while endeavouring single-handed to destroy with an axe the boom placed by the enemy across the River Tigris near Kut el Amara for this act of conspicuous gallantry H.M. King George V conferred on him the Victoria Cross. From his childhood he knew and loved the church. Fitting that his name should be commemorated on these walls'

Details

Type: Brass
Vessel: HMS Clio,

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Cookson, Edgar Christopher
Age: 31
Date of Death: 28/9/1915
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Victoria Cross winner.
Bibliography: J.D. Spinney 'Some Naval Memorials in Dorset', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 73, p. 196 (Greenwich,1987).

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters