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Captain JOHN ORR CRAIG COWAN

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Scots

3rd Bn.

Date of Death

Died 14 July 1916

Age 20 years old

Buried or commemorated at

QUARRY CEMETERY, MONTAUBAN

II. C. 1.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Mentioned in Despatches
  • Additional Info Son of Robert and Mabel A. Craig Cowan, of Eskhill, Inveresk, Midlothian.
  • Personal Inscription ALSO IN MEMORY OF 2ND LIEUT. ROBERT CRAIG COWAN ROYAL SCOTS 24TH OCTOBER 1914. AGE 20
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Buried or commemorated at

QUARRY CEMETERY, MONTAUBAN
Somme France
Number of casualties: 755
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