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COWAN, WALTER

UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers

Initials
W
Full Name
COWAN, WALTER
Date Of Birth
1879
Age
36
Birth Place
EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN
Nationality
British
Resided Place
EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN
Date Of Death
28 Jun 1915
Fate
Killed in Action
Information
Husband of Helen Hay Thomson Cowan, of 17, Claremont Crescent, Edinburgh.
Rank Name
Private
Service Number
973
Duty Location
Gallipoli
Died in Active Service
Yes
Service
British Army
Regiment
Royal Scots
Battalion
5th Battalion
Battalion 2
(Queen's Edinburgh Rifles)
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
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Thumbnail ImageMemorial Death Plaque Of WWI
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Thumbnail ImageBritish War Medals WW1
award
Thumbnail ImageVictory Medal
award
Thumbnail Image1914/15 Star
unit
Thumbnail ImageRoyal Scots
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Publication Title
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Last Updated
28/10/2023
Description
The registers are divided by the cemetery/memorial and list the names of the dead commemorated that are either interned or commemorated there.