COCHRANE, Hugh Angus
| Service Number: | 110 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Cookes Plains WW1 List of Honour, Balhannah Old Scholars Roll of Honor, Cooke Plains Honour Roll, Langhorne Creek WW1 Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jan 1915: | Involvement Private, 110, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: '' | |
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| 12 Jan 1915: | Embarked Private, 110, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Armadale, Melbourne | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 110, 9th Light Horse Regiment |
Hugh Angus Cochrane
Name: Hugh Angus Cochrane
Service Number: 110
Place of Birth: Serviceton/Kaniva , Victoria
Date of Birth: Abt 1890
Place of Enlistment: Morphettville
Date of Enlistment: 12 September 1914
Age at Enlistment: 24 years
Next of Kin: Mother, Mrs. H.A. Cochrane
Occupation: Farmer
Religion: Methodist
Rank: Private/ Sergeant
Hugh joined the 9th Light Horse and left Australia on 12 February 1915. He served in Egypt and Gallipoli throughout the war. Hugh was treated for enteric on board the hospital ship Dunluce Castle on 27 September and then sent to Bristol, England for further treatment in October. Hugh was able to return to duty in Egypt in February 1916. He went to Alexandria with the 9th Light Horse on 5 March 1916. Hugh was promoted to Corporal on 9 April 1917 and Sergeant on 31 October. He was shot in the upper arm in action on 8 November 1917, with his mother being notified on 5 December.
After the war’s termination Hugh continued serving in England prior to returning to Australia on 6 January 1920 where he was discharged on 7 March.
Submitted 22 October 2023 by christopher collins
Biography contributed
Biography written by Emily McHugh, Investigator College SA attached as a document. Winning entry for 2020 Premier's Anzac Spirit School Prize.