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Battalion / unit at enlistment: 1st Field Amb
U of S affiliation at enlistment: had degree or certificate
Killed, died or wounded: killed
Birth: 29 Feb 1892, Manitowaning, ON, Canada
College Building memorial: Second floor, northwest
Slide number(s): HR-2130, HR-2131
Attestation place: Saskatoon
Attestation date: 3 Apr 1916
Present address: Saskatoon, SK
Occupation: druggist
Religion: Presbyterian
Age: 24 years, 1 months
Height (inches): 67.00
Chest expansion (inches): 38.00
Amount of expansion (inches): 4.00
Cause: killed in action
Father's Address: Maanitowaning, ON, Canada (1916)
College Building list #: 298
Roll of Honour list #: 48
Roll of Service (1928) #: 13
Long List #: 13
Cowan, John Stewart
Identification
Regimental number: 523890Battalion / unit at enlistment: 1st Field Amb
U of S affiliation at enlistment: had degree or certificate
Killed, died or wounded: killed
Birth: 29 Feb 1892, Manitowaning, ON, Canada
College Building memorial: Second floor, northwest
Slide number(s): HR-2130, HR-2131
U of S attendance
Entry date | College | Left - date | Left - reason | Degree | Degree - date | Notes |
1916 | Pharm | 1916 | prof exam | certificate | 1916 |
Military service - attestation
Volunteer/drafted: volunteerAttestation place: Saskatoon
Attestation date: 3 Apr 1916
Present address: Saskatoon, SK
Occupation: druggist
Religion: Presbyterian
Age: 24 years, 1 months
Height (inches): 67.00
Chest expansion (inches): 38.00
Amount of expansion (inches): 4.00
Military service - assignments
Group | Type | Location | First known date | Last known date | Reason for end of assignment | Notes |
1st Field Amb | ||||||
10th Field Amb, CAMC | 1917 Nov. 14 | KIA |
Rank
Rank | Date | Notes |
Private |
Death
Date of death: 14 Nov 1917Cause: killed in action
Family
Father: Cowan, AlexanderFather's Address: Maanitowaning, ON, Canada (1916)
Non-military addresses
Address | Occupation | Earliest date | Latest date | Source | Notes |
Yellow Grass | student | 1915 | 1916 | U of S Calendar |
Sources
National Archives reference: RG 150 Box 2067 - 49College Building list #: 298
Roll of Honour list #: 48
Roll of Service (1928) #: 13
Long List #: 13
Links to more information
- Search National Archives' Soldiers of the First World War database (automatic search based on regimental number or name)
- Search the Canadian Virtual War Memorial (automatic search based on name; Includes information about burial site and images from Book of Remembrance)
- Search the Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial (need to enter name; may include biographical information as well as information about geo-memorials)