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Son of John and Mary Cowie, of Keir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
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Company Sergeant Major William Cowie
Cap Badge 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project..DILEAS GU BRATH
Digital gallery of
Company Sergeant Major William Cowie
Shoulder Patch 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project..DILEAS GU BRATH
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Company Sergeant Major William Cowie
Cap Badge 17th Bn (Seaforth Highlanders of Canada). Company Sergeant Major Cowie was originally a member of the 17th Bn before transfer to the 15th Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project..DILEAS GU BRATH
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Company Sergeant Major William Cowie
Record of Service Card (front side). From archives 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
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Company Sergeant Major William Cowie
Record of Service Card (reverse side). From archives 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
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Company Sergeant Major William Cowie
Grave Marker. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
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Company Sergeant Major William Cowie
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 723 of 900.
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Cap Badge 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project..DILEAS GU BRATH
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Shoulder Patch 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project..DILEAS GU BRATH
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Cap Badge 17th Bn (Seaforth Highlanders of Canada). Company Sergeant Major Cowie was originally a member of the 17th Bn before transfer to the 15th Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project..DILEAS GU BRATH
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Record of Service Card (front side). From archives 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
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Record of Service Card (reverse side). From archives 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
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Grave Marker. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
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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 723 of 900.
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Page 221 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
Etaples is a town about 27 kilometres south of Boulogne. The Etaples Military Cemetery is to the north of the town, on the west side of the road to Boulogne.
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