Andrew COCHRANE

Regimental number1130
Date of birth22 April 1888
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTobacconist
AddressBelmore Park Hotel, Reservoir Street, Sydney
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26.8
Height5' 7"
Weight182 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs. Margaret Cochrane, Belmore Park Hotel, Reservoir Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date15 December 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll6 December 1914
Place of enlistmentHolsworthy, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Light Horse Regiment, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/11/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A51 Chilka on 7 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 27 June 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date19 October 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine

Joined Bn at Gallipoli, 25 October 1915.

Wounded in action, 28 March 1918 (gun shot wound, left arm).

Commenced return to Australia from Kantara on board HT 'Madras', 18 June 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, New South Wales, 19 October 1919.

Also served in World War II: Service No N202500.
Date of death21 April 1969
SourcesNAA: B2455, COCHRANE Andrew