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Spr. Malcolm Charles Cockburn
British Arny 90th Field Coy. Royal Engineers
from:Newbridge, Co Kildare, Ireland
(d.4th April 1916)
Malcolm Charles Cockburn (born in 1897 in Bermuda) joined the Royal Engineers at the start of the First World War at the Curragh Camp, Co Kildare. Malcolm was in the 90th Field Company Royal Engineers and was killed on 4th April 1916 and is buried at Gunner's Farm Military Cemetery, Belgium.
Their father Alexander Cockburn, joined the Royal Engineers on 25th July 1890 at Stirling in Scotland and who was discharged from the 33rd Company of Royal Engineers as Sergeant Alexander Cockburn 24997 on 24th July 1911 at Fort Camden, Co Cork. Their Grandfather, William Cockburn, was also in the Royal Engineers, joining at Fort George, Inverness on 13th February 1879 and arriving at Brompton Barracks, Chatham on 13 March 1879. He served for 21 years and 25 days, being discharged in 1900 as Corporal William Cockburn.
Malcolm's brother Stuart William Cockburn (born in 1894 in Bermuda) served as Acting Lance Corporal 2306248 in the Royal Corps of Signallers lived through the war to be discharged as insane on 4th March 1921 in Chatham. I have never been able to find out where he was sent or where he died but because he was still in the army in 1921 he may have signed for longer service than just the length of the war.
The above are my grandfather, great grandfather and my two uncles.
