Eric Morton Cockshutt

Rank:

Lieutenant

Unit at enlistment:

12th Brigade C.F.A., 54th Battery

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Yes

Cemetery:

Farringdon Cemetery, Brantford, Ontario

Commemorated at:

Grace Anglican Church

Birth country:

Canada

Birth county:

Brant

Birth city:

Brantford, Ontario

Address at enlistment:

172 Chatham Street, Brantford, Ontario

Next of kin address:

172 Chatham Street, Brantford, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Student

Employer:

McGill University

Religious denominations:

Church of England

Marital status:

Single

Age at enlistment:

Letters and documents

Miscellaneous

BX May 10, 1919

Lieut. Eric Cockshutt Home Here

Mr. W.F. Cockshutt, M.P., arrived home this morning and with him was his son, Lieut. Eric Morton Cockshutt, who has been in the army since March 1916. Lieut. Cockshutt was commissioned with the 54th Battery, under Capt. Henderson. He had previously been in the officers training corps at McGill, where he was a freshman student. Immediately after being accepted he was accepted for the Royal Artillery School at Kingston and passed with high honors. He was then sent to Petawawa for further training and was included in a special draft of 25 officers for overseas. Lieut. Cockshutt has seen a good deal of the heavy fighting. He was in France by October 1916, and served with an ammunition column and later in the light artillery.

Since the armistice he has been in Germany. He returns fortunately only slightly wounded. He will be warmly welcomed by a host of friends in Brantford.

BX December 27, 1985

COCKSHUTT, Eric M. Peacefully at Charlotte Villa, on Tuesday, December 24, 1985 Eric M. Cockshutt; beloved husband of Ena M.; dear father of Margaret E. of Toronto and E. Philip of Ottawa; stepfather of Edward (Ted) F. Boswell of Ottawa; brother of W. Ashton, Clarence F. and Phyllis Barker; predeceased by his first wife Kathleen I. Buck. A family service was held at the Beckett-Glaves Funeral Home, 88 Brant Avenue on Friday with Rev. Kenneth Conyard officiating. Interment Farringdon Burial Ground. Donations to Grace Church Memorial Fund or the charity of your choice appreciated in lieu of flowers.