THE VICTORIA CROSS AWARDED TO LIEUTENANT COMMANDER EDGAR COOKSON, ROYAL NAVY, HAS BEEN SOLD AT AUCTION BY NOONAN'S OF LONDON. |
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13 March 2024 |
The Victoria Cross and Distinguished Service Order ( DSO ) awarded to Lieutenant Commander Edgar Cookson, Royal Navy, has been sold at auction by Noonan's of London. The sale estimate was between £180,000 and £220,000. The sale hammer price realised £220,000. The identity of the purchaser has not been revealed.For the award of the Victoria Cross [ London Gazette, 21 January 1916 ], Kut-el-Amara, Mesopotamia, ( Iraq ), 28 September 1915, Lieutenant Commander Edgar Christopher Cookson, Royal Navy ( HM Gunboat "Comet" )
In recognition of the following act of most conspicuous gallantry during the advance on Kut-el-Amara.
Edgar Cookson's mother was presented with her son's Victoria Cross by King George V at Buckingham Palace on the 29th November 1916.
For the award of the Distinguished Service Order ( DSO )
[ London Gazette, 13 September 1915 ], Near Qurnah, Euphrates River, 9 May 1915, Lieutenant Commander Edgar Christopher Cookson, Royal Navy ( HM Armed Launch "Shushan" ).
Although severely wounded early in the action, he resumed command after his wounds were temporarily dressed, and succeeded in most ably extricating the vessell from a most perilous position under heavy fire.
Edgar Cookson died as a result of his wounds on the 28 September 1915 and is buried in the Amara War Cemetery. His Name is on the cemetery Memorial Wall.
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Iain Stewart, 13 March 2024