| Surname: | Cotton |
| Initials: | J T |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | P/15132 |
| Notes: | MFP. Awarded the 1915 Star, Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 3/12/1914 to 24/1/15 and 27/4/15 to 11/8/15 and (B 2) Balkans 13/3/16 to 11/11/18. Formerly Pte. 1 Bedfordshire Regiment. No. 6098 and No. 16166 and No. 201488. Formerly served in the 1 Volunteer Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Enlisted in the Bedfordshire Regiment 28/8/14 age 31 years, occupation Labourer, home address: 8 Curve Street, Ipswich. Served Home 28/8/14 to 2/12/14, France 3/12/14 to 24/1/15, Home 25/1/15 to 26/4/15, France 27/4/15 to 11/8/15, Home 12/8/15 to 12/3/16, Egypt 13/3/16 to 18/8/20, discharged para 392 (xxviii) K R Demobilised. Transferred to MFP 8/2/18, 7/1/18 to Military Police School, Abbassia, 30/1/1918 to APM Delta Force, 8//2/1918 compulsory transfer to MFP. 3/1/1916 Landguard, charge, overstayed his pass by 1 day 19 hours, awarded 7 days confined to barracks, 27/1/1916 Landguard, absent from tattoo, awarded 5 days confined to barracks and fined 3 days pay. 11/4/1920 Jerusalem drunkenness and being out of bounds in a disorderly house, severe reprimand, 13/5/1920 drunkenness, severe reprimand. John Thomas Cotton. |