| Regimental number | 40440 |
| Date of birth | |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 10.5" |
| Weight | 160 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Thomas Cochrane, Pollock Settlement, Waiuku |
| Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for military service on account of heart and chest trouble) |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 23rd Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Regiment, A Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Ruapehu on |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 14 March 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 21 May 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 23 July 1917; joined 1st Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, in the field, 15 August 1917. Reported wounded in action (date not recorded) (gun shot wound, chest wall and head); admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 4 October 1917; transferred to 3rd General Hospital, 5 October 1917; to England, and admitted to Mile End Military Hospital, 2 November 1917; discharged to NZ Convalescent hospital, Hornchurch, 9 November 1917; discharged on furlough, 11 January 1918; marched into NZ command Depot, Codford, 19 January 1918. Admitted to No 3 NZ General Hospital, Codford, 9 April 1918 (hernia); transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 7 May 1918. Discharged on leave, 15 June 1918, to report to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 24 June 1918. Marched into Sling Camp, 1 August 1918. Found guilty, 18 September 1918, for being absent without leave: forfeited 1 day's pay. Proceeded overseas to France from Camp Sling, 30 September 1918; rejoined Bn, 8 October 1918. Appointed Lance Corporal, 12 December 1918; promoted Corporal, 15 January 1919. Detached to United Kingdom, 18 February 1919. Commenced return to New Zealand on board 'Tahiti', 27 May 1919; discharged, 1 August 1919. Total war service: 2 years 262 days (of which 2 years 113 days were abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Parents: Thomas (b. Ireland) and Elizabeth (b. New Zealand) Cochrane |
| Date of death | |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 4 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |