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Frederick John Cochran

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Frederick John AWMM
  • Surname
    Cochran AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 35 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    Caversham, Dunedin Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
    Parents: Edward Wesby and Louisa COCHRAN Public - Brian - Researcher - 3 June 2016 - ADFA Database : https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=56459
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 16 December 1914 AWMM Bendigo, Victoria AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Louis Cochran, 150 Bannister Street, Bendigo, Victoria AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 16 December 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1917 Passchendaele AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 35 AWMM
  • Military service
    Served in 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles, Boer War and Infantry Forces, Bendigo; Sgt Major 9th Light Horse Regt, Bendigo. AWMM
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Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 16 December 1914 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
    Age 33 AWMM
    Carpenter/Civilian Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Occupation before enlistment
    In charge of the scenic railway worshhops, Luna Park, at St. Kilda, Victoria Public - Brian - Researcher - 3 June 2016 - The Age (Melbourne) : http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/154985311
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    17 Oct 1917 {Age 36} AWMMKilled in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • The Australian War Memorial circular returned by his mother has him educated at Caversham Public School, Dunedin, New Zealand and State Schools, Echuca and Lancefield, Victoria, aged 10 when the family moved to Australia Public - Brian - Researcher - 3 June 2016 - AWM Roll of Honour : https://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/R1714078/

Death

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  • Death
    17 October 1917 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
    Age 36 AWMM
    Passchendaele, Ypres Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
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Sources

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  • References
    • Macdonald, L. (1978). Passchendaele : the story of the third Battle of Ypres 1917. London : Penguin Books. AWMM
    • Harper, G. (2000). Massacre at Passchendaele : the New Zealand story. Auckland, N.Z.: HarperCollins. AWMM
    • AIF Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra AWMM
    • Harper, G., Clements, C., & Johns., R. (2019). For King and Other Countries: The New Zealanders Who Fought in Other Services in the First World War. Auckland, New Zealand: Massey University Press. AWMM

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03 June 2016BrianMelbourne, AustraliaResearcher

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