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Sep 13, 1891
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Born at Craigs
Ireland to John Henry and Margaret (nee Taylor) Cochrane
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Apr 17, 1910
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Embarked the SS
Sicilian at Moville, Ireland
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Apr 27, 1910
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Disembarked at
Montreal Quebec and proceeded to Toronto Ontario
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Dec 12, 1912
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Married to
Bertha McDonald at Bowmanville Ontario
On the
application for the Marriage Permit, he stated his religion to be Methodist, and his
occupation as a Factory Hand.
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Nov 6, 1914
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Attested into
the 21st Battalion at Kingston Ontario
Ø Number 59175 (temporary number 738)
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs Bertha Cochrane, wife, of Bowmanville Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Rubber Worker
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Assigned to “G” Company
o This was later reorganized into “D” Company
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS
Metagama at Montreal Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked at
Devonport England and proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent
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Jun 25, 1915
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Appointed to the
rank of Lance Corporal with pay
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Jul 21, 1915
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Admitted to the
St Martin’s Plain Tent Hospital diagnosed with VDG (Venereal Disease Gonorrhea)
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Jul 23, 1915
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Transferred to
the Lichfield General Hospital
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Aug 18, 1915
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Discharged to
duty from hospital
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St
Seiriol at Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked at
Boulogne France and proceeded to St Omer
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Nov 11, 1915
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While attempting
to retrieve a wounded soldier who was in the open at the “O” and “P”
trenches, L/Cpl Cochrane was severely wounded in the chest by a bullet from a German
Sniper, and evacuated to the No 5 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance), where he died from his
wounds that same day.
The
Battalion’s War Diary reports 1 killed and 2 wounded.
The other soldier who died on that evening was Pte Irwin Wilkie, 60062, an original
member of the Battalion, who was also making an attempt to save the same wounded man.
Ridge
Wood Cemetery
Voormezeele Belgium
Members of
his Company erected a wooden cross on his grave that was inscribed, “He died trying
to save a comrade.”
Following the
war the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny),
Scroll and Memorial Cross were sent to his widow, Mrs Bertha Sederquist, at Oshawa
Ontario. (She had remarried by the time the
medals were sent out)
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