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COCHRANE, Arthur Raymond Humphreys
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2578 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Miller's Point, New South Wales, Australia, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Byron Bay, Byron Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, Somme Sector, France, 19 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dunoon District War Memorial, Lismore & District Memorial Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2578, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 21 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2578, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2578, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John Humphrys and Mary COCHRANE
Mr. W. V. Cochrane, of Ewingsdale Pubic School, received a wire on Thursday conveying the sad news that his brother, Pte. Arthur Cochrane, had been killed in action between the dates 19th arid 22nd August, in France. Pte. Cochrane enlisted 15 months ago from Dunoon, in which centre he had lived, for several years." His father is at Wyong, and other members of the family are :—Sergt . and; Miss Cochrane, Wyong ; H A. J. Cochrane, Whian Wliian ; C. A. Cochrane, P.O.,' Casino ; and Mrs. W. J. Armstrong, Granuaille, Bangalow.
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