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Bruce Ker Cochran

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Nominal Roll Vol 4 (Roll 78), Page: 19 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 4 (Roll 78), Page: 19 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Bruce Ker AWMM
  • Surname
    Cochran AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 61213 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    W. Cochran (father), Te Tua, Southland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 61213 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • As the youngest child I proudly remember sitting on his shoulders to watch the WW2 victory paradei,George St. Dunedin only months before his death.
    Public - David John - Child - 18 January 2022
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  • In loving memory of a grandfather I was never got to meet but whose life inspired many. Thank you for your legacy
    Public - Helen Elspeth - Direct descendant - 25 April 2020
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Military personnel file
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R21895712
    Further Reference
  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume IV. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      78: 19 AWMM
    • The Maltameter [edited by W.H. Gummer] H.M.A.T. 17 "Malta" October and November 1918. AWMM
    • Epilogue : being a souvenir of our voyage in the s.s. "Rimutaka". As transport HMNZT 296 the "Rimutaka" departed Liverpool 8th November 1919 and arrived Wellington on 5th January 1920. AWMM

Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
18 January 2022David JohnWellington N.Z.Child
25 April 2020Helen ElspethWhangareiDirect descendant

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