263730 Pte. Samuel Henry Cochrane Canadian Expeditionary Force 48th Highlanders of Canada from:Strasbourg, Saskatchewan My father, Samuel Cochrane was wounded at the Battle of Vimy Ridge on or about 10th of April 1917. He was first sent to a Canadian Field Hospital near Outreau, France and then to High Barnet Hospital on the 15th of April, 1917. On the 9th of May he transferred to Woodcote Park Convalescent Hospital. After recuperating, he returned to the Front. On the 6th of April, he returned to Canada and was discharged from the Army. He re-enlisted in the Canadian Army on or about 1940/41 and trained recruits for the Regina Rifle Regiment, which distinguished itself on D-Day. My father passed away in 1964 in Regina, Saskatchewan.
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