COCHRANE, Peter Hunter
(Service number 47499)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 21 September 1882 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | P.O. Waimate | ||
| Occupation | Carpenter | ||
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| Next of Kin | Michael COCHRANE (father), Waimate, Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 27th Reinforcements, Specialists Company Machine-Gun Section | ||
| Date | 12 June 1917 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 31 August 1969 | Age | 86 years |
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| Place of Death | Palmerston North Public Hospital | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Kevlin Grove Crematorium, Palmerston North | ||
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Biographical Notes
Peter Hunter Cochrane was the second son of Scottish born Michael and Mary Ann (née Hunter) Cochrane, and the first of their family to be born in New Zealand. His older brother, Michael, was called up but did not serve. Peter married Emma Priscilla Remnant in 1919.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [27 October 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [27 October 2019]; Kelvin Grove Crematorium record (Palmerston North Council) [29 October 2019]
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