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Cotwan, Frank Willoughby John

Date of birth:
February 10th, 1920 (Byfleet/Surrey, Great Britain)
Date of death:
January 1st, 2010
Nationality:
British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Lieutenant
Unit:
Corps of Royal Engineers.
Awarded on:
May 12th, 1942
Military Cross (MC)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Lieutenant
Unit:
Corps of Royal Engineers.
Awarded on:
March 1st, 1945

Second MC awarded as a bar for on the ribbon of the first MC.
Military Cross (MC)

Sources

  • - Fourth Supplement to The London Gazette Issue 35556 published on the 8 May 1942
    - Supplement to The London Gazette Issue 36961 published on the 27 February 1945
    - The Battle of Arnhem Archive

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