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John William Cannell Cowan

In memory of:

Flight Sergeant John William Cannell Cowan

August 23, 1942

Military Service

Service Number:

R/7478

Age:

20

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

1. R.C.A.F. 58 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Son of Vernon Colston Cowan and Dorothy Kate Cowan, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 66 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ST. COLUMB MAJOR CEMETERY
Cornwall, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Grave 664.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of John Cowan– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of John Cowan – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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