Regimental number | 515 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland |
School | Port Adelaide and Grote Street, Adelaide, Public Schools, South Australia |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Boilermaker labourer |
Address | Adelaide, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 42 |
Next of kin | mother, Mrs Agnes Downie Cochrane, Rose 1nn Hotel, Sturt Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | No 1 Mining Corps |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Tunnelling Company |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 525 Pte Andrew Downie COCHRANE, 27th Bn, died of wounds, 9 December 1915; 2124 Pte Reginald Downie COCHRANE, 10th Bn, returned to Australia, 10 June 1916; 928 Pte Herbert COCHRANE, 10th Bn, killed in action, 2 May 1915; 2 nephews. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Taken prisoner of war, Nieuport, 10 July 1917. Discharged, 8 July 1919 Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |