Basil Edward Cochrane
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Vice-Admiral (retired) Basil Edward Cochrane, (24 August, 1841 – 4 May, 1922) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Cochrane was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 20 December, 1860.[1]
Cochrane was promoted to the rank of Commander on 29 November, 1872.[2]
Cochrane was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1884.[3]
Placed on the Retired List on account of age on 21 August, 1896, Cochrane would be promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 22 June, 1899[Fact Check], and then to Vice-Admiral on 10 February, 1904.[4]
He died in 1922 of senile decay and heart failure.[5]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Arthur H. Alington |
Captain of H.M.S. Britomart 10 Dec, 1869[6] |
Succeeded by William H. Richards |
| Preceded by Charles B. Theobald |
Captain of H.M.S. Rupert 30 Apr, 1892[7] |
Succeeded by Lionel A. W. Barnes-Lawrence |
| Preceded by Ernest N. Rolfe |
Captain of H.M.S. Galatea 22 Jul, 1895[8] |
Succeeded by Count Frederick C. Metaxa |
Footnotes
- ↑ Cochrane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/735. f. 29.
- ↑ Cochrane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/735. f. 29.
- ↑ Cochrane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/735. f. 29.
- ↑ Cochrane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/735. f. 29.
- ↑ Cochrane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/735. f. 29.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1872) Corrected to 20th August, 1872. p. 192.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 252.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 225.
