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Stuart Franklin Cowan

In memory of:

Sergeant Stuart Franklin Cowan

November 17, 1952

Military Service

Service Number:

SC1700

Age:

33

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Army Service Corps

Division:

25th Canadian Infantry Brigade

Citation(s):

Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, War Medal 1939-45 Korea Medal, United Nations Service Medal Korea

Additional Information

Born:

May 2, 1919
Ottawa, Ontario

Enlistment:

July 31, 1940
Ottawa, Ontario

Son of Francis William and Bertha (née Rennick) Cowan of Ottawa, Ontario. Husband of Alice Vivian (née Spear), father of Jill Vivian Alice and Barry William Clark. Brother of Muriel, Gwendolyn and Vera. Sgt Cowan attended Devonshire Intermediate Public School, Glebe Collegiate Institute and Ottawa Technical High School. He served in the Second World War. A Memorial erected by the Korean Veterans Association, National Capital Unit, commemorating the 516 Canadians who died in the Korean War was unveiled and rededicated during Veterans Week 2003 at Ottawa City Hall Headquarters on Elgin Street.

Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.

Commemorated on Page 15 of the Korean War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

UNITED NATIONS CEMETERY (BUSAN)
South Korea

Grave Reference:

Plot 21, Row 9, Grave 1362

Location:

The United Nations Cemetery is located in Tanggok, a suburb of Busan. The land for the cemetery was granted to the United Nations by the Republic of Korea as a tribute to all those who had laid down their lives in combatting aggression and in upholding peace and freedom. There are 2,267 servicemen buried in the United Nations Memorial Cemetery. Of these 1,538 were Commonwealth soldiers, including 376 Canadians.

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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial Plaque– This memorial plaque is mounted on the Wall of Remembrance at the Meadowvale Cemetery, in Brampton, Ontario.

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    Memorial Plaque – This memorial plaque is mounted on the Wall of Remembrance at the Meadowvale Cemetery, in Brampton, Ontario.
  • RCASC Cenotaph

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  • Korean War Monument– National Capital Region Korean War Monument, Ottawa, Ontario

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    Korean War Monument – National Capital Region Korean War Monument, Ottawa, Ontario
  • Inscription– Sergeant STUART FRANKLIN COWAN is one of 21 soldiers whose names appear on this monument IN MEMORY OF THE CANADIANS WHO ENLISTED IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION AND MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE FOR THEIR COUNTRY 1950-1953 THE WAR IN KOREA, erected by the National Capital Unit of the Korea Veterans Association of Canada and the City of Ottawa.

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    Inscription
    Inscription – Sergeant STUART FRANKLIN COWAN is one of 21 soldiers whose names appear on this monument IN MEMORY OF THE CANADIANS WHO ENLISTED IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION AND MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE FOR THEIR COUNTRY 1950-1953 THE WAR IN KOREA, erected by the National Capital Unit of the Korea Veterans Association of Canada and the City of Ottawa.

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