Regimental number | 35 |
Place of birth | Caversham, Dunedin, New Zealand |
School | Caversham Public School, Dunedin, New Zealand and State Schools, Echuca and Lancefield, Victoria |
Age on arrival in Australia | 10 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Bendigo, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Next of kin | Mrs Louis Cochran, 150 Bannister Street, Bendigo, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles, Boer War and Infantry Forces, Bendigo; Sgt Major 9th Light Horse Regt, Bendigo. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
Unit name | 13th Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/18/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A34 Persic on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 24th Machine Gun Company |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Broodseinde Ridge, Passchendaele, Belgium |
Age at death | 36 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 36 |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 177 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward Wesby and Louisa COCHRAN, "Tolga", Dudley Grove, Edithvale, Victoria. Born att Caversham, Dunedin, New Zealand |
Family/military connections | Nil |