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Sydney New South Wales [11]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [10]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [5]

Melbourne Victoria [5]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Brisbane Queensland [4]

Blantyre, Lanarkshire [3]

Dundee, Forfarshire [3]

Glasgow Scotland [3]

Grangemouth, Stirlingshire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Belfast [2]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Bordertown South Australia [2]

Brighton Victoria [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Casterton Victoria [2]

Dundee Scotland [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Finsbury Park, London [2]

Glasgow [2]

Killyleagh, Down [2]

Limerick [2]

Moorabbin Victoria [2]

Oakleigh Victoria [2]

Raymond Terrace New South Wales [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Townsville Queensland [2]

York, Yorkshire [2]

20 Howden Street, Edinburgh [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Armagh [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Ayrshire Scotland [1]

Bairnsdale Victoria [1]

Ballymena [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Bega New South Wales [1]

Bentleigh Victoria [1]

Berwickshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Broxburn Linlithgow [1]

Callington South Australia [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Cardwell Queensland [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [619]

Corporal [54]

Serjeant [52]

Gunner [42]

Driver [40]

Second Lieutenant [40]

Captain [35]

Lance Corporal [32]

Lieutenant [25]

Sapper [23]

Acting Corporal [15]

Gunner Gunner [10]

Major [9]

Pioneer [8]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Bombardier [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Commander [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Trooper [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Colonel [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Rifleman [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Brevet Colonel [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Midshipman [2]

Nurse [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Rear Admiral [2]

Rear-Admiral [2]

Saddler [2]

Sergeant [2]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [75]

Royal Field Artillery [68]

Army Service Corps [62]

Royal Engineers [56]

Highland Light Infantry [55]

Royal Scots [47]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [42]

Royal Irish Rifles [34]

Gordon Highlanders [33]

Machine Gun Corps [32]

Royal Garrison Artillery [31]

Scottish Rifles [30]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [28]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [27]

Royal Army Medical Corps [26]

Royal Highlanders [26]

Cameron Highlanders [25]

Seaforth Highlanders [25]

London Regiment [18]

Canadian Infantry [17]

Royal Army Service Corps [17]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [17]

Manchester Regiment [15]

Northumberland Fusiliers [15]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

Liverpool Regiment [14]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [12]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [10]

Royal Naval Division [9]

Royal Air Force [8]

Army Cyclist Corps [7]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Royal Horse Artillery [5]

Royal Irish Regiment [5]

Scots Guards [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Irish Guards [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [959]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [200]

Australian Imperial Force [98]

Royal Navy [85]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [79]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [36]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

C [1492]

F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1458]

Merchant Navy [24]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [11] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [10] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [5] Melbourne Victoria [5] Ballarat Victoria [4] Brisbane Queensland [4] Blantyre, Lanarkshire [3] Dundee, Forfarshire [3] Glasgow Scotland [3] Grangemouth, Stirlingshire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Belfast [2] Belfast, Antrim [2] Bordertown South Australia [2] Brighton Victoria [2] Camberwell, London [2] Casterton Victoria [2] Dundee Scotland [2] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2] Edinburgh [2] Finsbury Park, London [2] Glasgow [2] Killyleagh, Down [2] Limerick [2] Moorabbin Victoria [2] Oakleigh Victoria [2] Raymond Terrace New South Wales [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Townsville Queensland [2] York, Yorkshire [2] 20 Howden Street, Edinburgh [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Armagh [1] Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Ayrshire Scotland [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Ballymena [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Bega New South Wales [1] Bentleigh Victoria [1] Berwickshire [1] Birmingham [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Broxburn Linlithgow [1] Callington South Australia [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Cardwell Queensland [1] Carlton Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [619] Corporal [54] Serjeant [52] Gunner [42] Driver [40] Second Lieutenant [40] Captain [35] Lance Corporal [32] Lieutenant [25] Sapper [23] Acting Corporal [15] Gunner Gunner [10] Major [9] Pioneer [8] Acting Serjeant [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Bombardier [5] Able Seaman [4] Commander [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Trooper [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [3] Colonel [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Rifleman [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Brevet Colonel [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Midshipman [2] Nurse [2] Nursing Sister [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Petty Officer [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Rear Admiral [2] Rear-Admiral [2] Saddler [2] Sergeant [2] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Worker [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [75] Royal Field Artillery [68] Army Service Corps [62] Royal Engineers [56] Highland Light Infantry [55] Royal Scots [47] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [42] Royal Irish Rifles [34] Gordon Highlanders [33] Machine Gun Corps [32] Royal Garrison Artillery [31] Scottish Rifles [30] King's Own Scottish Borderers [28] Royal Scots Fusiliers [27] Royal Army Medical Corps [26] Royal Highlanders [26] Cameron Highlanders [25] Seaforth Highlanders [25] London Regiment [18] Canadian Infantry [17] Royal Army Service Corps [17] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [17] Manchester Regiment [15] Northumberland Fusiliers [15] Royal Fusiliers [15] Liverpool Regiment [14] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [12] Royal Irish Fusiliers [10] Royal Naval Division [9] Royal Air Force [8] Army Cyclist Corps [7] Royal Lancaster Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Welsh Regiment [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] Essex Regiment [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Royal Horse Artillery [5] Royal Irish Regiment [5] Scots Guards [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Voluntary Aid Detachment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Irish Guards [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Suffolk Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [959] Canadian Expeditionary Force [200] Australian Imperial Force [98] Royal Navy [85] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [79] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [36] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

C [1492] F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1458] Merchant Navy [24] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [23] New Zealand [1]

John Alexander Cochrane

Born 1887

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 29738 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

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Louden Park Cochrane

Born 1893

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 2990 Trooper 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment

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Thomas Edward Cochrane

Born 1901

Died 1999

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 158824

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Alexander Cochrane

Born 1872

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306804 Clerk 3rd Class Royal Air Force

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Alexander Cochrane

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 2904 Private Royal Scots 2nd Battalion

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William Joseph Cochrane

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 3358 Corporal Manchester Regiment

British Army 48625 Corporal Liverpool Regiment

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Samuel Cochrane

Died 1918

British Army 3/8314 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 45076 Private Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) 1st (Garrison) Battalion

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William Cochrane

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army S/11307 Lance Corporal Cameron Highlanders

British Army S/11307 Serjeant Cameron Highlanders

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Ronald Eric Cochrane

Born 1882

British Army 26620 Private Suffolk Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army 6863 Private Essex Regiment 2/6th Battalion

British Army 24363 Private Army Pay Corps

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Walter Cochrane

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 9336 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9336 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Charles Cochrane

Born 1879

Died 1939

British Army 12/9006 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 43826 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Frank Arthur Cochrane

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25613

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Walter Cochrane

Born 1873

Died 1915

British Army 14163 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 10th Battalion

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Archibald Douglas Cochrane

Born 1885

Died 1958

Royal Navy Lieutenant

Royal Navy Captain

Royal Navy Cadet

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William Hunter Cochrane

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108600

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James Cochrane

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113885

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John Cochrane

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 131890

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Donald Robert Cochrane

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68316

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Thomas George Frederick Cochrane

Born 1883

Died 1968

British Army Lieutenant The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army Major Lieutenant Colonel The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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William Cochrane

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125497

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