
| Regimental number | 10/313 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Reefton |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Tailor |
| Address | 25 River Bank, Wanganui |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25.11 |
| Height | 5' 5.5" |
| Weight | 122 lbs |
| Next of kin | W Cochrane, 9 Shakespeare Street, Greymouth |
| Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the Volunteers; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Wanganui |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 19), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Martha Jane Cochrane, Kilgour Road, Greymouth |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Rejoined 4th Training Bn, Zeitoun, from venereal treatment, Malta, 11 June 1915. Embarked Alexandria for Gallipoli, 16 June 1915; rejoined Bn, 22 June 1915. Admitted to 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 9 July 1915 (gastritis); transferred to 24th Casualty Clearing Station, 22 July 1915; rejoined Bn, Anzac Cove, 30 July 915. Reported missing, 8 August 1915. Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be dead.' War service: 357 days (of which 320 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22024360, File 21895523 |
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