Private William Alexander Cowe
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Cowe,
William Alexander
Date of birth: 1893-05-07
Place of birth: Cairnie Aberdeenshire Scotland
Next of kin: Mother, Mrs. Jennie Cowe,Cairnie, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Address:
Nelson, BC
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1916-09-17
Cause of death:
Missing, presumed killed
Buried:
Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 18 - 24 - 26 - 30
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 442360
Highest Rank:
Private
(54th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 54th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Courcelette
Commemoration location: Cairnie War Memorial & Nelson, BC Cenotaph
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 923061
LAC ID:
121816
Service file: B2071-S047
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Alexander Cowe, of Cairnie, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Cairnie MI Entry 189. Comrie, Huntly.
His brother Forbes, also missing on the Somme, served with the Gordon Highlanders.
Name: COWE, FORBES LINDSAY
Initials: F L
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Gordon Highlanders
Unit Text: 8th/10th Bn.
Date of Death: 22/12/1916
Service No: 1470
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 15 B and 15 C.
Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
Uploader's Research notes:
54th Battalion Nominal Roll
[Private Army Canadian Infantry 54th Battalion ]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2010-02-16