James Aikman Cochrane (29 June 1888 – 12 November 1948) was a Scottish soldier of the

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who won the

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and the Belgian '' Croix de Guerre avec Palme'' and ''Croix de Chevalier de l'Ordre de Leopole'' during the

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.Obituary: Peter Cochrane, war hero, publisher, printer.
''

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'', Martin Hannan, 11 December 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015. Cochrane was born in

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. With his wife, Margarita "Rita" Forrest McIlvride, he had two children, daughter Marigold and son Peter Cochrane. Their son won a Military Cross during the Second World War in the Western Desert in 1940 and a

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in 1941 during the

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."Captain Peter Cochrane", ''

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'', 14 December 2015, p. 55. He later worked as a civil engineer. He died in London in 1949.''

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''''England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858–1995''

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Scottish soldiers Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders officers 1888 births 1948 deaths British Army personnel of World War I Recipients of the Military Cross Military personnel from Glasgow {{British-Army-bio-stub