Facts: - death place: maple creek , saskatchewan - honorific prefix: major - honorific suffix: vc - battles: second boer war - death date: 12 july 1913 - allegiance: canada 1921 - placeofburial: st james cemetery , toronto - awards: victoria cross - birth date: 19 november 1867 - serviceyears: 1897 - 1913 - name: hampden zane churchill cockburn - branch: canadian army - unit: the royal canadian dragoons - image: cockburn2.jpg - birth place: toronto , ontario - rank: major Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of hampden zane churchill cockburn .
major hampden zane churchill cockburn -lrb- 19 november 1867 -- 12 july 1913 -rrb- was a canadian recipient of the victoria cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to british and commonwealth forces .