COWAN, DAVID LACY

Birthdate

1910-11-03

Birthplace

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Age

33

Parents

Son of William Alexander and Edith Marian Cowan of Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Religion

United Church

Occupation

Architect

Service number

Officer

Engagement

1941-02-12, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Disembarked

1944-07-05, France

Date of death

1944-10-02

Died

Killed in action

Force

Army

Rank

Captain

Regiment (Fallen buddies)

Royal Canadian Engineers

Awards

Cemetery reference

Plot 8 | Row E | Grave 12

Message

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Military grave

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Additional info

Qualified Driver Class 3 on December 13, 1941.

Att. To H.Q. 1st Canadian Army, H.Q. 2nd Canadian Corps.

Promoted to the rank of A/Captain on May 10, 1944.

Mentioned in Despatches.

Resources

Personal details have been collected from official Service Records and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website. Some of the additional information has been provided by War Diaries, Libera Me (G.E. Spittael), Polder Fighting (R.W. Catsburg), Veterans Affairs Canada, WW2 Talk, Aircrew Remembered and other sources. The commonwealth-adegem.com website is not responsible for incorrect information.