Edward Owen Cochrane
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Rear-Admiral SIR Edward Owen Cochrane, K.B.E., Royal Navy (17 August, 1881 – 27 January, 1972) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
His great-grandfather's eldest brother was Admiral Lord Cochrane.
Life & Career
He was appointed command of the battlecruiser Repulse in August 1931.[1]
In 1956 while driving in Switzerland Cochrane hit and injured a man disembarking from a tram on the road between Vevey and Lausanne. The man was "permanently injured" and in October, 1957 Cochrane was tried in absentia by a Swiss court to two months in jail. The following year the case was retried at the request of Cochrane, and the sentence was quashed after he paid a five-hundred francs fine.
Bibliography
- "Sir Edward Cochrane" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 29 January, 1972. Issue 58388, col G, pg. 14.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/125.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/91.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/46.
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Geoffrey Hopwood |
Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence 1923 |
Succeeded by George K. Chetwode |
Preceded by Arthur H. Walker |
Captain of H.M.S. Cairo Sep, 1924[2] |
Succeeded by James A. G. Troup |
Preceded by Bernard W. F. Fairbairn |
Director of Training and Staff Duties 8 Apr, 1929[3] |
Succeeded by Frederick A. Buckley |
Preceded by Gerald C. Dickens |
Captain of H.M.S. Repulse Aug, 1931[4] |
Succeeded by John H. Godfrey |
Preceded by Herbert Pott |
Captain of H.M.S. Cairo Jun, 1932[5] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 124.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.