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Percy William COCHRANE

Regimental number290
Place of birthIpswich, Queensland
SchoolMaroon State School, Queensland
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressMaroon via Boonah, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMr J Cochrane, Maroon via Boonah, Queensland
Enlistment date6 April 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 24 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll26th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 29 July 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialPuchevillers British Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Graave No. 6), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
107
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Isaac and Sarah Jane COCHRANE. Native of Maroon, Queensland

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