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.
Cumnock Connections
Remembering WW1 soldiers with a connection to Cumnock in Ayrshire, Scotland, including those who survived and others not mentioned on the War Memorial. Researched by Cumnock History Group.
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