Introduction

In 2014 the centenary of the outbreak of World War One, Cumnock History Group began researching the names on the Cumnock War Memorial plus other men and women with Cumnock connections mentioned on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission or in the Cumnock Chronicle of the time. The research is not limited to those who died but also to men and women who served, using family history information.

The group would like to appeal to individuals with knowledge of family members for photographs of the soldier, either in uniform or not, and photos of medals or other memorabilia eg letters sent home from the Front. If you would be prepared to share these on this site, please email the web manager info@cumnockhistorygroup.org The group is willing to share any copies of documents found with the soldier's descendants.

Thursday 4 September 2014

Cochrane Hillhouse Shankland

Cochrane Hillhouse Shankland was the son of James Shankland and Margaret Munn. He was born in 1890 at Crosslar Farm. he was named after the husband of his aunt Janet or Jessie Shankland.

He was still in Scotland in 1911 census but I haven't yet located his transatlantic crossing.

He enlisted with the Candian Forces in Mar 1915 in Vancouver. He was single and and a carpenter. He had fair hair and blue eyes and was 5 ft 9 in tall.  He was a sergeant.

Canadian miltary record here

He married Ethel Lovie in 1926 and died in Vancouver in 1967.

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