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Son of James and Mary A. MacGowan, of Captain St., Coleraine, Co. Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
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Sergeant Samuel Henry MacGowan
Sergeant Samuel Henry MacGowan is mentioned in this article about his brother. Sergeant MacGowan was born in Londonderry Ireland in 1888. He worked as a Police Constable. His wife was Mrs. Gertrude Kane. He enlisted in Toronto on February 15th, 1916 with the 180th Battalion, also known as the Sportsmen. His father, James MacGowan, was living in Coleraine Ireland at the time of his enlistment.
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Sergeant Samuel Henry MacGowan
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Sergeant Samuel Henry MacGowan
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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Sergeant Samuel Henry MacGowan
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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Sergeant Samuel Henry MacGowan
From the Toronto Telegram May 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Sergeant Samuel Henry MacGowan is mentioned in this article about his brother. Sergeant MacGowan was born in Londonderry Ireland in 1888. He worked as a Police Constable. His wife was Mrs. Gertrude Kane. He enlisted in Toronto on February 15th, 1916 with the 180th Battalion, also known as the Sportsmen. His father, James MacGowan, was living in Coleraine Ireland at the time of his enlistment.
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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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From the Toronto Telegram May 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 282 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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