COCHRANE, Reginald Downie
| Service Number: | 2124 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 February 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Queenstown, South Australia, 21 August 1883 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 20 September 1949, aged 66 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 23 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2124, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2124, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide |
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Born on August 21st, 1883 in Queenstown, South Australia, before enlistment Reginald Downie Cochrane was a labourer living in Norman Street, Adelaide and was married to Mrs. Gertrude May Cochrane. He was 5 feet 9 inches, just slightly above average in that time period, with black hair and brown eyes.
He enlisted on February 9th, 1915 when he was 31 years old having no prior experience in military service. He later embarked in the 10th Infantry Battalion, 6th Reinforcement after basic training as a Private on the 23rd of June, 1915 on board the HMAT A30 Borda from Adelaide. The battalion embarked for Egypt for further training until being committed to the Gallipoli campaign where he and the rest of the battalion would fight valiantly for their country.
On the 7th of August 1915, Cochrane and the rest of his unit were taken on strength and sent to Gallipoli and was taken to the hospital on the same day. On the 8th of the same month, Cochrane was admitted and disembarked to hospital at Alexandria, Egypt due to having lymphangitis two days later on the 10th. He was later taken to Cairo on the same day and entered septic shock because of a terrible infection in his arm.
After being admitted to hospital due to diarrhoea on the 11th of September 1915, he would then re-join the battalion in Mudros before again being transferred to Egypt disembarking in Alexandria before then moving to the Zeitoun base camp. Early into the following year, Cochrane would receive 14 days detention before then being admitted to hospital once again due to diarrhoea.
Later, on the 14th of February 1916, he was again admitted to hospital for rheumatism. He was then transferred to Helwan and was discharged from military service. Then on the 19th of April, Cochrane was admitted to hospital once again, however this time for 'gonorrhoeal rheumatism' or VD. Nearly a year after first embarking to Egypt, on the 16th of June, 1916, Cochrane was invalided to Australia.
Reginald Downie Cochrane passed away on the 20th of September, 1949.
Reginald Downie Cochrane was awarded:
1914/15 Star 3035
British War Medal 4375
Victory Medal 4476
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