Coldstream Guards, yr. and only surviving _s._ of the late Sir
Walter Orlando Corbet, of Moreton Corbet, 4th Bart., Capt., Coldstream
Guards, by his wife, Caroline Douglas (now wife of Reginald Basil
Astley, of Compton Beauchamp, Shrivenham), only child of the late Capt.
James Affleck Stewart, of St. Fort, Fife, 11th Hussars; _b._
19 Park Lane, W., 19 Aug. 1892; educ. Malvern and Sandhurst; suc.
his father, 20 Dec. 1910; gazetted 2nd Lieut. 3rd Battn. Coldstream
Guards, 22 Jan. 1913, and promoted Lieut. 9 Dec. 1914; served with
the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders, 1914–15, and was
severely wounded at La Tretoire, near Rebais, on 8 Sept. and invalided
home. From 28 Oct. to 22 Dec. 1914, he was on light duty at Windsor,
returning to the Front on the latter date. On 6 Feb. 1915, he led
successfully a most gallant attack on the Brickfields, for which he was
mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 22 June, 1915], and was killed
in action at Givenchy, France, 15 April, 1915; _unm._
[Illustration: =Sir Roland James Corbet.=]
=CORBETT, GEORGE=, Stoker, 2nd Class, K. 20391, H.M.S. Good Hope;
lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914.
=CORBETT, MICHAEL PATRICK=, Leading Stoker, 305374, H.M.S.
Pathfinder; lost when that ship was sunk by a mine, about 20 miles off
the East Coast, 5 Sept. 1914.
=CORBIN, ALONZO JOSEPH=, Seaman, R.N.R., 4187A, H.M.S. Cressy;
lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.
=CORBYN, VERNON HECTOR=, Midshipman, R.N., only _s._ of the
late Major Hector Corbyn, R.H.A., by his wife, Lylie Evelyn (Stair
Lodge, Wokingham, Berks.), dau. of Samuel Orby Carey: _b._ Ely
Court, Llandaff, 16 Jan. 1898; educ. “Fonthill,” East Grinstead,
Osborne, 1911, and Dartmouth; joined H.M.S. Cressy, 3 Aug. 1914, with
which he went down in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.
[Illustration: =Vernon Hector Corbyn.=]
=CORDER, ERNEST=, Ordinary Seaman (R.N.V.R.), 297 (Sussex), H.M.S.
Hawke; lost when that ship was torpedoed in the North Sea, 15 Oct. 1914.
=CORDER, HUGH GERALD ANNERLY=, Lieut., 2nd Battn. The Welsh Regt.,
only surviving _s._ of Major Arthur Annerly Corder, of Glendoone,
Havant, Hants., A.O.D., D.A.D.O.S. (who served with the Mediterranean
Expeditionary Force at the Dardanelles), by his wife, Lucy Ellen, dau.
of George Armitage; _b._ Maesyneuadd Hall, co. Merioneth, 24 Jan.
1894: educ. Plymouth College and Sandhurst; was gazetted 2nd Lieut. in
the Welsh Regt. 17 Sept. 1913, and promoted Lieut. 4 Nov. 1914; went to
France with the original Expeditionary Force, took part in the retreat
from Mons and the Battles of the Aisne, the Marne and Ypres, being
wounded by shrapnel at the latter place on 2 Nov. and was invalided
home. He returned to the Front on 9 April, and was killed while leading
his men into action at Richebourg l’Avoue, 9 May, 1915; _unm._ He
was buried in the British cemetery near Rue de Bois.
[Illustration: =Hugh Gerald A. Corder.=]
=CORDWELL, WILLIAM SAM=, Gunner, R.M.A. 7989 (R.F.R., B. 1103),
H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.
=COREN, EDWARD WALKER=, 2nd Lieut., Royal Field Artillery, only
_s._ of the late John William Coren, of Guyscliffe, Gloucester,
Solicitor; _b._ Gloucester 8 Feb. 1893; educ. Cheltenham College,
and on leaving there did 12 months’ training at Aldershot with the
R.F.A. Special Reserve. He then went to the Malay States, but on the
outbreak of war returned, and was gazetted 2nd Lieut. in the Special
Reserve of the R.F.A., 23 Dec. 1914, and into the Regular Army, 25
May, 1915. He went to the Front in March, and was severely wounded
on the night of 14 June, 1915, while out with a party of men laying
telephone wires. They had had to take shelter three times owing to the
heavy shell fire. Lieut. Coren made a fourth attempt to finish the
work, but he and three out of the four men with him were so severely
wounded that they died the following day. The fourth man, a driver, was
seriously wounded, but survived. He was buried at Ypres; _unm._
His Col. wrote speaking very highly of the work he had done while
under his command. Coren was a good all-round athlete and sportsman.
At Cheltenham he was a prefect and in the cricket eleven, and was
considered a good bowler. He also played football and won the High Jump
two years in succession. He was also an exceptionally good horseman.
[Illustration: =Edward Walker Coren.=]
=CORFIELD, HARRY=, Private, No. 6063, 2nd Battn. Scots Guards;
_b._ Annagh, co. Mayo; enlisted 22 May, 1905; served with the
Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders; killed in action, 16 May,
1915; _unm._
=CORK, JOHN HENRY=, Leading Seaman, 223677, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in
action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.
=CORKE, ARTHUR NOEL=, Rifleman, No. 1783, 1/18th (London Irish
Rifles) Battn. The London Regt. (T.F.), 3rd _s._ of George Johnson
Corke, of 9, Adelaide Road, Brentford, W., Commercial Traveller, by
his wife, Clara Maria, dau. of the late John Boys; _b._ Chiswick,
W., 25 Dec. 1893; educ. Gunnersbury College, Chiswick, and Rothschild
School, Brentford; enlisted on 7 Aug. 1914, two days after the outbreak
of war, served in France and Flanders, was wounded at Loos, 25 Sept.
1915, and died at Abbeville, 15 Oct. following, being buried there;
_unm._ A comrade wrote: “Corke always had a quiet and gentlemanly
air about him, and was thoroughly liked by all.... With regard to his
life in the trenches, he did not seem to know the meaning of fear, and
always took anything in that cool fashion of his which I have often
envied during a heavy shelling.... In conclusion, one can say he was
a good soldier, above all a good friend.” Four of his brothers joined
the Army after war was declared: one the 10th Middlesex (T.F.), two the
Australian Contingent, and a third the Queen Victoria Rifles.
[Illustration: =Arthur Noel Corke.=]
=CORKRAN, REGINALD SEYMOUR=, 2nd Lieut., 2nd Battn. Grenadier
Guards, yst. _s._ of Col. Charles Seymour Corkran, of Chipstead,
co. Surrey, late Grenadier Guards, by his wife, Florence, dau. of Sir
Charles Lennox Peel, G.C.B., and gdson. of Charles Corkran, of Long
Ditton, Surrey, by his wife, Georgiana Isabella, sister of the 5th
Marquis of Hertford and dau. of Admiral Sir George Seymour; _b._
London, 28 June, 1890; educ. “Evelyns,” Uxbridge, and Eton. Was on the
Stock Exchange, but on the outbreak of war enlisted in the Honourable
Artillery Company, served eight months and was promoted Corpl. and
Sergt., receiving a commission in 2nd Battn. Grenadier Guards, May,
1915. He served in France and Flanders, was seriously wounded in action
by shrapnel, 7 June, 1915, and died in the Duchess of Westminster’s
Hospital at Le Toquet, four days later; _unm._ He was buried at
Chipstead, co. Surrey.
[Illustration: =Reginald S. Corkran.=]
=CORMICAN, HUGH PATRICK=, Stoker, 1st Class (R.F.R., B. 10490),
S.S. 108467 H.M.S. Hawke; lost when that ship was torpedoed in the
North Sea, 15 Oct. 1914.
=CORNER, ALBERT JUST=, Private, No. 1416, 4th Battn. Cameron
Highlanders (T.F.), 8th _s._ of William Corner, of Brockside,
Drummond Road, Inverness, late Actuary, Savings Bank, Inverness, by
his wife, Hedwig, dau. of Heinrich Wolfgang Just; _b._ Inverness,
27 July, 1895; educ. High School and Royal Academy there; joined the
4th Camerons 1913, and on the outbreak of war volunteered with his
company, went to France, 19 Feb. 1915, and was killed in action at
Neuve Chapelle, 12 March, 1915; _unm._ He had been trained for a
bank life, and was a member of the Bankers’ Institute of Scotland. His
elder brother, Otto, was also killed in action (see following notice).
[Illustration: =Albert Just Corner.=]
=CORNER, OTTO HEINRICH=, Private, No. 22979, 14th Battn. (Royal
Montreal Regt.) Canadian Expeditionary Force, 6th _s._ of William
Corner, of Brookside, Drummond Road, Inverness, etc. (see preceding
notice); _b._ Inverness, 7 July, 1892; educ. High School and Royal
Academy there, and went to Canada 14 Aug. 1913; on the outbreak of war
he volunteered for Imperial service, and joined the Royal Montreal
Regt., came over with the first contingent, and was killed in action at
Ploegsteert, 7 July, 1915; _unm._ Like his brother, he had been
trained for a bank life, and was a member of the Bankers’ Institute of
Scotland.
[Illustration: =Otto Heinrich Corner.=]
=CORNER, STEPHEN HENRY=, A.B., No. 118, Royal Naval Brigade,
4th _s._ of John Corner, of 5, James Armt Street, Sunderland,
by his wife, Maria, dau. of John Tucker, of Sunderland; _b._
Southwick-on-Wear, co. Durham, 28 July, 1892; educ. Council Schools
there; was a miner; enlisted in the Durham L.I. 23 Aug. 1914; was later
transferred to the Naval Brigade; served through the Antwerp Expedition
and with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, and was killed in
action in Gallipoli, 15 June, 1915; _unm._
[Illustration: =Stephen Henry Corner.=]
=CORNICK, DANIEL=, Officer’s Cook, 1st Class, L. 989, H.M.S. Good
Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914.
=CORNISH, CHARLES LAWSON=, Lieut. 2nd Battn. Highland L.I., yr.
_s._ of the late Henry Cornish, Barrister-at-Law and Co-Proprietor
of the “Madras Mail,” India (died 7 June, 1915), by his wife, Emily
Henrietta (Glastonbury, Lovelace Road, Surbiton), dau. of Charles
William Engelbach; _b._ Brighton, 13 Aug. 1887; educ. Stoke House,
near Slough, Charterhouse, and Trinity College, Cambridge (B.A.), from
which he entered the Army as a University candidate. He was for some
time attached to the King’s Own Yorkshire L.I., and was gazetted 2nd
Lieut. Highland L.I. in June, 1909, to rank as from 18 Sept. 1909. At
the beginning of 1914 he resigned his commission, and was gazetted to
the Reserve of Officers. On the outbreak of war he rejoined his regt.,
and was with it in the retreat from Mons, and through the Battles of
the Marne, the Aisne and round Ypres, and was killed in action near the
last-named town, 13 Nov. 1914; _unm._ He was buried alongside the
Passchendael-Becelaere Road.
[Illustration: =Charles Lawson Cornish.=]
=CORNISH. HENRY GEORGE WILLIAM=, A.B., J. 1249, H.M.S. Good Hope;
lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914.
=CORNWALL, GEOFFREY=, Private, No. 1667, 5th Battn. Royal Sussex
Regt. (T.F.), _s._ of (--) Cornwall; _b._ .. June, 1896;
educ. Hadlow Down (Sussex) School; was employed by Mr. H. Morriss, of
Stonebridge; joined the 5th (Territorial) Battn. of the Royal Sussex
Regt. about 1913; volunteered for foreign service on the outbreak of
the war, and went to France 9 March, 1915, and was killed in action in
the charge of the Sussex Regt. at Richebourg, 9 May, 1915; _unm._
=CORNWELL, ABIJAH=, Sergt., No. 981, 1/8th Battn. Middlesex Regt.
(T.F.), 2nd _s._ of Eliphaz Cornwell, by his wife, Caroline (66,
Queen’s Road, Southall, Middlesex), dau. of Joseph Brown; _b._
Southall, co. Middlesex, 5 Oct. 1877, and had been for some nine
years in the employ of the Southall Gas Works when war broke out. He
had joined the Southall Coy. of the Middlesex Territorials in 1908,
and had risen to the rank of Sergt. He immediately volunteered for
foreign service, and after going to Gibraltar with his regt., returned
to England and went to France, 8 April, 1915; was wounded during the
fighting at Ypres on Whit Monday, 24 May, 1915, and died in No. 13
Stationary Hospital at Boulogne on the following Friday morning, the
28th. He was a well-known and popular cricketer and footballer. He
first played for the Norwood Green Cricket Club, later played for a
short period for the St. James’ Electric Light Co. eleven, and then
in 1906 joined the Brentford Gas Works cricket team, with which he
continued to play for eight years. He _m._ at St. John’s Church,
Southall, 8 Sept. 1900, Minnie Flora (66, Queen’s Road, Southall,
Middlesex), dau. of William Cullen, and had six children: Eva Caroline,
_b._ 31 March, 1901; Minnie Faith, _b._ 9 Dec. 1902; Dorothy
Kate, _b._ 23 Dec. 1904; Ethel Mary, _b._ 19 July, 1906;
Edith Florence, _b._ 20 Aug. 1908; Ida Ruth, _b._ 10 Dec.
1912 (_d._ 1915).
=CORREGAN, THOMAS HOWARD=, Bomber, No. 1037, Grenade Corps, A
Coy., 8th Battn. (Winnipeg Rifles), Canadian Expeditionary Force,
3rd _s._ of the late Thomas Howard Corregan, of Nirvana Glen,
Whitemouth, Manitoba, Canada, Merchant and Inventor, by his wife,
Alice, dau. of William Henderson, of Kildonan, Manitoba; _b._
Springfield, Manitoba, 9 Oct. 1886; educ. Winnipeg High School; and
American College, Chicago, U.S.A.; was a conductor in the employ of the
Canadian Pacific Railway; volunteered and joined the Winnipeg Rifles
on the outbreak of the European War, 15 Aug. 1914, and came over with
the first contingent in Oct. 1914; went to France, Feb. 1915; was
appointed a Bomber, 1 March, and was killed in action at Festubert, 24
May following, while leading and encouraging his bombing party with the
rally call “Come on boys, follow me.” After clearing an enemy trench,
he went on although wounded to capture a machine gun. His Major wrote:
“I have seen, heard and read of many stories of brave conduct of our
men, but what those who returned tell me of your son, is equal to any
act for which men are decorated. He led the attack of the whole battn.
engaged, and really took the position which we still hold. He was still
leading in the gallant dash to silence the machine gun, but this cost
him his life. Nothing could equal the manner in which he went after the
Germans that morning, as calm as though he were out for a morning walk.
We old boys of his company all believe that Corregan’s action easily
won the V.C.” He was a good all-round sportsman.
[Illustration: =Thomas Howard Corregan.=]
=CORTIS, JOHN HALSTEAD=, 2nd Lieut., 3rd, att. 2nd, Battn.
Wiltshire Regt., eldest _s._ of Arthur Brownhill Cortis, of
Outspan, Downview Road, Worthing, by his wife, Lilian, dau. of Henry
Alexander Papps; _b._ Worthing, 21 Dec. 1894; educ. United Service
College, and Christ’s Hospital, where for two years he was in the
Bisley Shooting Team. He afterwards entered the employ of the Capital
and Counties Bank, and had passed the final examination of the Bankers’
Institute in all but two subjects. After the declaration of war he
threw up his post and joined the Public Schools and University Corps,
afterwards passing through Sandhurst, where he was promoted to Sergt.
of his company and obtained his commission, 17 March, 1915. He went to
France on 25 May, and was killed in action by a shell, while leading an
attack on the German trenches at Givenchy, 15 June, 1915; _unm._
His battn. was not in this attack but he had volunteered to take the
place of an officer who was ill. In this action out of eight officers
only one returned and he was wounded in three places, and of the two
companies every other man was wounded. His Col. wrote: “I took the
greatest fancy to your boy when he joined us. He was extremely keen to
go into action and was a first-rate soldier. The regt. feel the loss of
such men as this; when we are able to do so we will erect a cross over
his grave.”
[Illustration: =John Halstead Cortis.=]
=COSENS, HAROLD STANLEY FREDERICK=, Lieut., 1st Battn. East
Yorkshire Regt., only _s._ of Frederick George Cosens, of
Bacton, co. Norfolk, and 7 Observatory Gardens, Kensington, W., by
his wife, Fanny Louisa Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas Henry Ambrose, of
Copford, Essex, and Manchester Square, London; _b._ Kensington,
2 Dec. 1889; educ. St. Paul’s School and the Royal Military College,
Sandhurst; gazetted to the East Yorkshire Regt. 18 Sept. 1909, and
promoted Lieut. 28 Feb. 1912. He was killed in action at Neuve
Chapelle, 28 Oct. 1914; _unm._ Major W. Boyle wrote: “He was my
subaltern, and I never want a better, always cheery and ready for any
work that came in his way, and to take on any hard job, even when out
of his turn, as often happened when I wanted a man I could trust to do
any difficult or jumpy piece of work. I could not want for a nicer,
more cheery and hard-working officer to soldier with.... The exact
circumstances are these: He had led his men to retake some trenches
from the Germans, and had carried out his work successfully, and was
actually in the trench, doing a kindly act to one of the enemy, who
wanted to surrender, when a sniper shot him from another direction.
It is extremely painful to write thus, as it was sheer bad luck! My
company are very cut up indeed. He died a gallant gentleman.” He was
very keen on the Boy Scout movement, and the Vicar of St. Agatha’s
(the Rev. Everard Digby) records in St. Agatha’s “Messenger” for Dec.
1914: “The year before last he gave up every evening of his two months’
leave to go down to different troops in East London to teach our scouts
signalling. To give up every evening, to forego such luxuries as dining
out, theatres, etc., for the whole of his furlough, involved no little
self-sacrifice, but he never missed once, and he was so thoroughly good
tempered and patient that even the stupidest boys managed to learn a
good deal from him. The fruit of all is seen in the number of our lads
serving with the Colours to-day. Several of the fellows he taught are
now Army or Navy Signallers, and one or two are wearing the stripes of
an N.C.O. as the result of his self-sacrificing labours. One thing was
certain, whether they picked up more quickly or not, every Boy Scout he
taught was a better chap for knowing him.” Lieut. Cosens had been on
several occasions employed with the Mounted Infantry, and had passed
with distinction through the schools of Signalling and Musketry.
[Illustration: =Harold Stanley F. Cosens.=]
=COSTELLO, PETER=, Stoker, R.N.R., 2108S., H.M.S. Cressy; lost in
action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.
=COSTELLOW, WILLIAM JAMES=, Stoker, 1st Class, K. 14616, H.M.S.
Pathfinder; lost when that ship was sunk by a mine, about 20 miles off
the East Coast, 5 Sept. 1914.
=COSTIN, BRUCE DUFFUS=, Lieut., 1st Battn. The Prince of Wales’s
Own West Yorkshire Regt., only _s._ of John Duffus Costin, of
New South Wales, and his wife, Adele (now wife of Walter Hobson, of
Tan-y-bryn, Bangor); _b._ Strathfield, New South Wales, 20 June,
1889; educ. Bedford and Sandhurst; received his commission in the West
Yorkshires, 18 Sept. 1909, and was promoted Lieut. 16 April, 1910. He
died in hospital at Boulogne, 24 Oct. 1914, from wounds received in
action on 20 Oct. at the Battle of Ypres, and was buried in Boulogne
Cemetery. His commanding officer wrote: “You know without my telling
you what a favourite he was with all ranks of the regt. and how we
shall all miss him. He had done splendidly throughout the war, and
was invaluable to us. He was always cool and cheery under fire, quite
fearless, and had done very well on the 20th under an appalling shell
fire. He is a great loss in every way to the regt. and the mess, so
keen on both work and play, and the Rugby team will be nothing without
him.” And the Chaplain: “He was a splendid officer, and a splendid man.
I had many opportunities for forming an estimate of his character,
for I knew him well, and I know he was a man of highest qualities and
ideals, brave, honourable, respected by all who knew him, and loved
by his brother officers and men under his command. His loss is a loss
to the whole Army, and the cutting off of a keen soldier, who had
promise of a brilliant career.” Lieut. Costin was good at all sports, a
splendid rider and a keen follower to hounds in the South Staffordshire
country. He played Rugby for the college fifteen at Sandhurst and
for Rosslyn Park, and was capt. of the regimental football team. At
Sandhurst he was in the winning teams for rifle and revolver shooting,
and for riding.
[Illustration: =Bruce Duffus Costin.=]
=COTTAM, HARRY FREDERICK=, E.R.A., 2nd Class, 271794, H.M.S.
Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.
=COTTER, JOHN JOSEPH=, Leading Seaman, 194875, Devonport, H.M.S.
Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov.
1914.
=COTTINGHAM, HERBERT=, A.B. (R.F.R., B. 6015), 210795, H.M.S.
Aboukir lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.
=COTTON, HENRY ALBERT=, Boy, 1st Class, J. 26631, H.M.S. Hawke;
lost when that ship was torpedoed in the North Sea, 15 Oct. 1914.
=COTTON, PHILIP=, Private, No. 6746, 2nd Battn. Royal Irish Regt.,
_s._ of Thomas Cotton, Chimney Sweep; _b._ New Ross, co.
Hereford, 1885; educ. there; served 13 years in the Royal Irish Regt.
(India medal, 1895); re-enlisted after the outbreak of war, 21 Sept.
1914; served with the Expeditionary Force in France, and was killed in
the trenches by a flash of lightning, 22 May, 1915. He _m._ at New
Ross, 20 May, 1907, Kate (2, Michael Street, New Ross), dau. of James
Hennebury, of New Ross, and had three daus.: Anastatia, _b._ 1
Jan. 1908; Elizabeth, _b._ 1 Feb. 1912; and May, _b._ 27 Feb.
1915.
=COTTON, SIDNEY=, A.B. (R.F.R., B. 5176), S.S. 1858, H.M.S. Good
Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914.
=COTTON, THOMAS FREDERICK=, Chief E.R.A., 1st Class (Pensioner),
149729 (Po.), H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept.
1914.
=COTTRELL, GEORGE FREDERICK=, 2nd Lieut. 108th Heavy Battery,
R.G.A., _s._ of George Anderson Cottrell, of Allandale, Sandon
Road, Edgbaston, by his wife, Mary Agnes, dau. of the late Alexander
Smith, of Bingley, Yorks.; _b._ West Bromwich, co. Stafford,
27 Oct. 1892; educ. Bromsgrove School and King Edward’s School,
Birmingham, where he was Colour-Sergt. in the O.T.C., and was awarded
the Coronation medal as the best all-round boy. He entered the Royal
Military Academy, Woolwich, and there was senior Sergt., and won prizes
for infantry training and military law. He received his commission,
18 July, 1913, and until the outbreak of the war was stationed in the
Isle of Wight. In Sept. 1914, he left for the Front, and was attached
to an ammunition column of the Indian Army, being posted to the 108th
Heavy Battery, R.G.A., in Jan. 1915. He was killed in action at Ypres,
11 May, 1915, and was buried in a railed off piece of ground used as a
war cemetery, in the grounds of the chateau of the Gold Fish, Ypres;
_unm._ A stained glass window, subscribed for by his brother
officers friends, was placed in the church used by the R.G.A. at
Freshwater, I.W. Lieut. Cottrell was one of the “shop” fifteen while at
Woolwich, and afterwards was a member of the United Services Football
Club, and also played for the Army and three counties on various
occasions.
[Illustration: =George Frederick Cottrell.=]
=COTTRELL, WILLIAM=, Private, No. 7305, 1st Battn. Worcestershire
Regt., _s._ of Edward Cottrell, Iron moulder, by his wife, Phoebe,
dau. of Joseph Dean; _b._ Tipton, co. Staffs, 26 Oct. 1884; educ.
Council Schools there; enlisted 6 Nov. 1902, and was killed in action
at Neuve Chapelle, 10–13 March, 1915; _unm._
[Illustration: =William Cottrell.=]
=COTTRELL, WILLIAM GEORGE=, Leading Stoker (R.F.R., B. 5209),
303575, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of
Chili, 1 Nov. 1914.
=COUCH, HERBERT WILLIAM=, Engineer Lieut.-Commander, R.N., 4th
_s._ of James Couch, Major, late 2nd North Staffordshire Regt., by
his wife, Helen, dau. of William Hollis; _b._ Malta, 3 Sept. 1879;
educ. Mile End House School, Portsmouth, and Keyham College, Devonport.
Entering the Navy in 1905 he was promoted Lieut.-Commander in Aug.
1913, and appointed in July, 1914, to H.M.S. Good Hope, on which
he was killed in action, off the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. following.
Engineer Lieut.-Commander Couch had the Messina medal. He _m._
at Portsmouth, 18 Dec. 1906, Edith Cecila (Grace’s Farm, Martyr
Worthy, Winchester, Hants), dau. of the late Richard King, Royal Mail
Contractor, and had a son and dau.: Richard John Hollis, _b._ 16
Nov. 1907; and Cecile Mary, _b._ 12 Nov. 1909.
[Illustration: =Herbert William Couch.=]
=COULL, CHARLES WILLIAM=, Leading Shipwright, 347244, H.M.S.
Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.
=COULSON, JOHN=, Private, R.M.L.I., Ch./17211, H.M.S. Hawke; lost
when that ship was torpedoed in the North Sea, 15 Oct. 1914.
=COULTART, WILLIAM PERCY=, Stoker, 1st Class, K. 16961, H.M.S.
Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.
=COUNTER, WILLIAM GILL=, Private, R.M.L.I., 13098 (R.F.R., B.
1831), H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.