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Allan Carswell Cochran

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1917 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1917 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Allan Carswell AWMM
  • Surname
    Cochran AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 3/2614 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    25 February 1893 Noel Smith and Lyn Griffiths research
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    William C. 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 3/2614 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Allan Cochran was the son of William C. and Isabella C. J. K. Cochran, of Tuatapere, Southland, New Zealand. Born at Queenstown. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    19 June 1917 AWMM
    Age 24 AWMM
    Belgium, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, France AWMM VIII. D. 7. AWMM
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  • Obituary
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Memorials

Memorial

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  • In honour of a great uncle I never met but whose resting place in Northern France I visited in 2018.
    Public - Helen Elspeth - Direct descendant - 25 April 2020
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25 April 2020Helen ElspethWhangareiDirect descendant
20 June 2016CindyPalmerston North, New ZealandResearcher

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