Craftsman Allen G. Cochrane, son of Wayne and Hannah Cochrane, grew up around Arrowwood, Alberta.

He served overseas in WWII with the 1st Canadian Ordnance Base Workshop,  Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps (mid-1944 onwards as Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers), and later with No. 2 Canadian Advanced Base Workshop.Cochrane was demobilized following his return to Canada at the end of the war.

Content notes:
The collection’s letters were written by Allen Cochrane between May 1942 and June 1945, mainly addressed to his sister Phyllis Cochrane in Calgary (or in Arrowwood), Alberta. Often mentioned in the letters is their brother Gunner Keith  Cochrane, M34923, who was serving overseas with the 15th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery.
Letter transcriptions have been limited to twenty-five only at this time.

External links:
Cfn. Allen Cochrane’s service record (Serv/Reg# M40905) is not currently open to public access through Library and Archives Canada.