Andrew COCKBURN

Regimental number25813
Date of birth27 June 1881
Place of birthScotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationDriver
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation35
Height5' 5"
Weight122 lbs
Next of kinFriend, Miss McIntyre, c/o Clark, Eskdale, Napier
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date29 May 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 11th Reinforcements to 1st and 2nd Battalions, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 64 Devon on 25 September 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Zonnebeke, Belgium
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 25 September 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 21 November 1916, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 7 January 1917; joined 1st Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 5 February 1917, and posted to C Company.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsDeclared age to be 30 on Attestation Form.
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 28
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21895561