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Son of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Cowie, of Forfar, Angus. Brother of Agnes McKenzie, of Pipestone, Manitoba.
Digital gallery of Lance Corporal David Cowie
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Lance Corporal David Cowie
David Cowie born in Forfar, Scotland was living in Pipestone, Manitoba when the Great War broke. His sister Agnes MacKenzie received a letter from William Scott Kennedy also of Pipestone describing his bravery at Vimy Ridge. Sadly Mr. Kennedy was killed in November of that same year. However David's nephew Alex and Scott Kennedy's niece Gertrude married and we now are in possession of portrait of David Cowie and the letter from William Scott Kennedy. The attestation numbers of these two men are only three numbers apart. David 148387 and Scott 148390 both from the small village of Pipestone, Manitoba.
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal David Cowie
The grave marker at the Canadian Cemetery No. 2 is located by the grounds of Canada's Vimy Memorial. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres north of Arras, France. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal David Cowie
Canadian Cemetery No. 2 - The Canadian Cemetery No. 2 is located on Vimy Ridge and is attached to the grounds of Canada's Vimy Memorial. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres north of Arras, France.(John & Anne Stephens 2013)
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal David Cowie
Epitaph (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
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David Cowie born in Forfar, Scotland was living in Pipestone, Manitoba when the Great War broke. His sister Agnes MacKenzie received a letter from William Scott Kennedy also of Pipestone describing his bravery at Vimy Ridge. Sadly Mr. Kennedy was killed in November of that same year. However David's nephew Alex and Scott Kennedy's niece Gertrude married and we now are in possession of portrait of David Cowie and the letter from William Scott Kennedy. The attestation numbers of these two men are only three numbers apart. David 148387 and Scott 148390 both from the small village of Pipestone, Manitoba.
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The grave marker at the Canadian Cemetery No. 2 is located by the grounds of Canada's Vimy Memorial. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres north of Arras, France. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
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Canadian Cemetery No. 2 - The Canadian Cemetery No. 2 is located on Vimy Ridge and is attached to the grounds of Canada's Vimy Memorial. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres north of Arras, France.(John & Anne Stephens 2013)
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Epitaph (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 221 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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CANADIAN CEMETERY No. 2 Pas de Calais, France
The CANADIAN CEMETERY No. 2 is about 2.5 kilometres north of the village of Neuville-St. Vaast. The village is about 6 kilometres north of Arras and 1 kilometre east of the main road from Arras to Bethune. The cemetery is on a spur road turning left from the road to Givenchy-en-Gohelle, about 1 kilometre south of the Canadian Memorial at Vimy.
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