COTTON, Maxwell Tylney
| Service Number: | 408204 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 April 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 263 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Swansea, Tasmania, Australia, 2 May 1921 |
| Home Town: | Swansea, Glamorgan/Spring Bay, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | The Friends School, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Occupation: | Agriculturalist |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Channel Islands, Channel Islands, United Kingdom, 15 June 1943, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial, Swansea Municipality of Glamorgan WW2 Honour Roll |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Pilot Officer, 408204 | |
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| 25 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, 408204, Hobart, Tasmania | |
| 25 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 408204 | |
| 5 May 1943: | Honoured Distinguished Flying Cross | |
| 15 Jun 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 408204, No. 263 Squadron (RAF) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Pilot Officer Maxwell Tylney Cotton DFC 408204 was killed when Whirlibomber P7000 (Westland Whirlwind) of Number 263 Squadron RAF was when shot down by flak north east of Sark in the Channel Islands while on a shipping reconnaissance mission
His body was not recovered and he is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Maxwell Tylney COTTON was born on 2nd May, 1921 in Swansea, Tasmania
His parents were Arthur Tylney COTTON & Louisa Kate LYNE
He enlisted in Hobart on 25th April, 1941 in the Royal Australian Air Force
He was serving with the 263 Squadron of the RAF when he died in a Flying Battle on 15th June 1943
Tragically his Mother Louisa & his sister Jean had also been killed in 1936 in an accident at Swansea involving a Hawker Demon Aircraft which crashed
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His brother Douglas Phillipson COTTON (SN T26874) served in the Army during WW2 and was discharged in 1946 (rank Lieutenant)
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