(1867-11-19)19 November 1867 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died
12 July 1913(1913-07-12) (aged 45) Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada
Buried
St. James Cemetery (Hill A, Section S 1/2, Lot 11)
Allegiance
Dominion of Canada
Service/branch
Canadian Militia
Years of service
1897–1913
Rank
Major
Unit
The Governor General's Body Guard The Royal Canadian Dragoons
Battles/wars
Second Boer War
Battle of Leliefontein (WIA)
Awards
Victoria Cross
Alma mater
Upper Canada College
Hampden Zane Churchill CockburnVC (19 November 1867 – 12 July 1913) was a Canadian soldier, and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.[1]
the Victoria Cross given, and ceremonial sword belonging, to HampdenZaneChurchillCockburn; the valour medals were given to the Canadian War Museum on...
also wounded during the engagement. Dragoons under Lieutenant HampdenZaneChurchillCockburn continued to maintain their positions until the rest of the...
Leliefontein near the Komati River. (The others were Lieutenant HampdenZaneChurchillCockburn and Lieutenant Richard Ernest William Turner.) During a dramatic...
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the rebellion led by Louis Riel; later a Canadian Senator Cockburn, HampdenZaneChurchill VC (1881) – recipient of the Victoria Cross Crerar, Henry Duncan...
Global Information
Dominion of Canada
Major
Victoria Cross