Outagamie County, WI - Obituary of Albert H. COCKAYNE, 1900

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SUBJECT: Albert H. COCKAYNE, 1900
SUBMITTER: W. David Samuelsen
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DATE: Jan 08, 1999
SURNAMES: COCKAYEN
Shiocton News; Shiocton, WI; 27 July 1900

APPLETON BOY DIES IN THE PHILIPPINES

Sergeant Albert H. Cockayne of the Signal Service Killed by the Insurgents
Appleton, Wis., July 3 - Sergt. Albert H. Cockayne of Co. E, United States
Signal corps, who was among those reported killed in the Philippines June
20, is an Appleton boy, the son of William Cockayne of this city. He served
in the regular army in the Cuban campaign and was promoted for distinguished
gallantry at El Caney and transferred to the signal corps. After the close
of the Spanish-American war, through the influence of his company and regimental
officers, he secured an appointment in the regular signal corps, and after
a course at the signal college at Fort Meyer he was assigned to duty in
the Philippines. No particulars are given in the cable dispatches regarding
his death.