James COCHRANE

Regimental number4991
Place of birthMains of Pitcon, Dalry, Ayshire, Scotland
SchoolDalby Public School
Age on arrival in Australia11
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs Janet Cochrane, Spring Valley, Woodford, Queensland
Enlistment date4 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll7 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 4 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll25th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 20 March 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death20.9
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialVaulx Hill Cemetery (Plot II, Row G, Grave No. 22), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
104
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Elexander and janet H. COCHRANE, Woodford, Queensland, Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal