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Citation(s);
Military service
Age:
25
Rank:
Captain
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
Division:
14th Bn
Birth:
August 12, 1891
Oxenhope, Yorkshire, England
Enlistment:
September 23, 1914
Valcartier, Québec
Death:
July 12, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
II. A. 17.
Additional information
Son of Hannah Mountain of Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America.
Additional citations
Military Cross, Distinguished Conduct Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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Gravemarker
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Grave Marker
Marker photo, July 2016 Courtesy Craig Robertson Lauder, Scotland -
Circumstances of Death Registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CORBI to COZNI. Microform Sequence 23; Volume Number 31829_B016732. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 167. Page 707 of 900. -
Photo of Edwin Cowen
Reverse of postcard reads: "Royal Montreal Regt C.E.F. Capt. Edwin Cowen M.C., D.C.M. wounded night of 9.7.17 during repulse of enemy attack. Died of wounds 12.7.17 6th Casualty Clearing Station, B.E.F. France."
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Captain Edwin Cowen
Digital gallery of
Captain Edwin Cowen
Digital gallery of
Captain Edwin Cowen
Digital gallery of
Captain Edwin Cowen
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 221 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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