Adam Sutherland Cochrane (1910-1978)

Soldier

Service No:	240854
Rank:	Lieutenant
Squadron:	B
Troop:	4th
Role:	Troop Leader
Service:	Taken on strength, 28 Aug 1942
Wounded:	18 Jul 1944
Mentioned in:	War Diary 18 Jul 1944 23H Story Page 56, Page 70, Page 79, Page 274 Bishop Page 24, Page 29 Casualty List Record Press Liverpool Evening Express, 3 Aug 1944

Civilian

Occupation:	Sales Manager, Cider Makers
Residence:	84c Lexham Gardens, Kensington (1933-35), 28c Bolton Gardens, Kensington (1937-39), Meadowside, Penn Road, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire (1939), Whipass Wood Cottage, Ledborough Lane, Beaconsfield (1944), 22 Kingston House, East Princes Gate, London SW7 (1978)
Birth:	23 Apr 1910 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Death:	3 Jan 1978 in Chelsea, London
Marriage:	to Isobel Alison Webster registered Dec 1936 in Westminster, London
Children:	2 sons, 1 daughter

Parents

Hugh Paterson Cochrane	Annie Sanderson Dickson
Woollen Manufacturer. Elderslie, Galashiels. Birth 8 Aug 1878 in Galashiels. KIA 20 Sep 1917 during the Third Battle of Ypres. Major, 8th att. 5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers. previously Captain, 4th (The Border) Battalion, The King's Own Scottish Borderers. No known grave - he is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial.	Birth 1880 in Galashiels. Death 1972 in Morningside, Edinburgh.
Marriage registered 1906 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland.

Notes

Adam was badly wounded by a bomb dropped by a USAAF B-26 Marauder; a case of 'Friendly Fire'.

"I was twenty yards away when this happened. At that moment, I was alongside a glider on top of my tank filling up with petrol and at that moment hundreds of Bombers were flying over returning from the Raid on Caen. I heard the bomb coming and to tell you the truth I thought it was intended for the enemy. Within seconds I was blown over the glider and landed on my back about ten yards away, Fourth troop had been hit and Lt. Cochrane was wounded and two killed. Cpl Adams and another.".

William F. (Bill) Gray, B Sqr, 23H.