COCHRANE, Allan Shearer
(Service number 6/1265)
| First Rank | Sergeant | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 01/06/1895 | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Harris Street, Waimate | ||
| Occupation | Clerk | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | G. V. COCHRANE, County Clerk, Waimate | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 2nd Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
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| Transport | Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 10 March 1980 | Age | 84 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Cremated, ashes interred Waikumete cemetery, Auckland | ||
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Biographical Notes
Allan Shearer Cochrane was the younger son of George Veitch Cochrane, one time Waimate County clerk, and his wirfe, Margaret née Shearer. Allan was called up in 1917 but he had gone to the front much earlier, possibly as early as 1914. Allan Shearer Cochrane died on 10 March 1980 at the Ranfurly Veterans Home and left his body for medical research. He was cremated on 11 June 1982 and his ashes were interred in the Waikumete Cemetery. The name Allan Cochrane, 2nd Reinforcements, is recorded on the Waimate Knox Church Sunday School roll of honour, which was unveiled on 26 March 1916. Late in 1915 the "time had come to set down in order the names of ex-pupils of the Waimate Presbyterian Sunday School who had become soldiers of the Empire in the great fight for home and justice."
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [04 February 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [04 February 2020]; Waikumete Cemetery burial record (Auckland Council) [07 February 2020]; Waimate Daily Advertiser, 27 March 1916 (Papers Past) [03 February 2020]
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