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Studio portrait of 8028 Driver Robert Bede Cochrane, 6th Field Artillery Brigade (FAB) from Perth, Western Australia. A 25 year old mechanic prior to enlisting on 25 September 1915, he had previously served with the 21st Battery of the Field Artillery Militia. He embarked for overseas service with the 16th Battery of the 6th FAB from Melbourne aboard HMAT Persic (A34) on 22 November 1915. After disembarking in Egypt, he later proceeded to France in March 1916, Driver Cochrane was killed in action on 3 August 1916 near Albert, France and buried in the Blighty Valley Cemetery, Authuille Wood, France.
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Colour: Black & white
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