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[[Rear-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral]] {{SIR}} '''Edward Owen Cochrane''', K.B.E., Royal Navy (17 August, 1881 – 27 January, 1972) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | [[Rear-Admiral (Royal Navy)|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. | + | His great-grandfather's eldest brother was Admiral Lord Cochrane. |
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| + | ==Life & Career== | ||
| + | He was appointed command of the {{UK-Repulse|f=t}} in August 1931.{{MackieRNW}} | ||
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| + | 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. | ||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
Revision as of 12:25, 18 October 2012
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.
Footnotes
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
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.
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