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George Victor COCHRANE

Regimental number2123
Place of birthBordertown, South Australia
SchoolNairne Public School, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationGardener
AddressLanghornes Creek, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs Harriet Cochrane, Langhornes Creek, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date5 March 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 23 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 25 July 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialPozieres British Cemetery (Plot III, Row L. Grave No. 26), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
58
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Hugh Angus and harriett COCHRANE, 3 Olive Road, St. Peters, South Australia

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