Claim: Alan Cockeran, who was born in England and emigrated to Canada in 1913,  found employment with the Canadian Bank of Commerce in Montreal, then later transferred to a bank branch in Brockville, Ontario, but when World War I broke out he enlisted as a private in the 22nd Battalion of Kingston.
Evidence: Alan Cockeram (December 6, 1894 – September 11, 1957) was a mining executive, military officer and Canadian politician who sat in the House of Commons of Canada in the 1940s. 
Cockeram was born in England and emigrated to Canada in 1913, where he found employment with the Canadian Bank of Commerce in Montreal. 
Cockeram defeated Noseworthy in the 1945 federal election and was defeated by Noseworthy four years later in the 1949 federal election.