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COCHRAN, Frederick John
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1268, 35 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 24 January 1901, Enlisted as a Saddler. |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 24th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Caversham, Dunedin, New Zealand, 10 January 1880 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Caversham Public School, Dunedin, NZ and Echuca and Lancefield State Schools, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Zonnebeke, Belgium, 17 October 1917, aged 37 years |
| Cemetery: |
Divisional Collecting Post Cemetery and Extension War Grave: II. H. 19. |
| Memorials: | Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Brunswick Boer War Memorial |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 1268, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Jan 1901: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, 1268, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles, Enlisted as a Saddler. | |
| 15 Feb 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Saddler, 1268, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles, Embarked from Port Melbourne on the "Orient". | |
| 24 Mar 1901: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Saddler, 1268, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles | |
| 26 Apr 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Saddler, 1268, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles, Awarded the QSA with five clasps (CC/OFS/TVL/01/01) |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 35, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 29 Mar 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Melbourne, Vic. | |
| 28 May 1915: | Involvement Sergeant, 35, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 28 May 1915: | Embarked Sergeant, 35, 13th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
| 23 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Squadron Sergeant Major, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Egypt | |
| 11 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Squadron Sergeant Major, 35, 13th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 4 Oct 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Squadron Sergeant Major, 35, 13th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, SW to groin. Evacuated to England. | |
| 15 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Squadron Sergeant Major, Australian Army Service Corps, 1st Anzac Mounted Division, England | |
| 10 Feb 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Australian Army Service Corps, 1st Anzac Mounted Division, England | |
| 18 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 4th Machine Gun Company, England. | |
| 8 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 24th Machine Gun Company, Belgium | |
| 25 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 24th Machine Gun Company, Belgium | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 24th Machine Gun Company, Polygon Wood | |
| 17 Oct 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 24th Machine Gun Company, K.I.A. | |
| 17 Oct 1917: | Involvement Lieutenant, 24th Machine Gun Company, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 24th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-10-17 |
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Previous military service:
Served in 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles, SN 1268, Boer War;
Sgt Major 9th Light Horse Regt, Bendigo.
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