Edgar Christopher Cookson

LieutenantCommander Edgar Christopher Cookson VC DSO 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 onDecember 1883 to Capt. W. E. Cookson, R.N. He wasyears old and a LieutenantCommander in the command of HMS Comet when his actions, onSeptember 1915, during the advance on KutelAmara, Mesopotamia earned him the Victoria Cross. He was shot several times by the enemy that day, and died within a few minutes.

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