COCHRANE, John
(Service number 53737)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Rifleman |
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Birth
| Date | 30/07/1887 | Place of Birth | Edinburgh, Scotland |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Ploughman | ||
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| Next of Kin | J Cochrane (father) 43 Whittaker Road, Derby, England | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | NZ Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 27th Reinforcements G Company | ||
| Date | 16 July 1917 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 88 Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Liverpool |
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| Last Unit Served With | NZ Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion, 3rd | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 27 March 1918 | Age | 31 |
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| Place of Death | Somme, France | ||
| Cause | kia | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Auchonvillers Military cemetery, Somme, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Geraldine War Memorial; Waimate First World War Memorial? | ||
Biographical Notes
son of John and Elizabeth Cochrane. Can find no connection with Sth Canterbury. Last known address Olrig Station, Hastings. J Cochrane could also relate to one of the JA Cochrane's as both have a Waimate connection
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Researched and Written by
Liz Shea, SC branch NZSG
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