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Edwin Cowley

In memory of:

Sapper Edwin Cowley

August 7, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

C/2051

Age:

29

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Engineers

Division:

3 Field Coy.

Additional Information

Son of Josiah and Violet Cowley; husband of Lilian Cowley, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Commemorated on Page 149 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

MEDJEZ-EL-BAB WAR CEMETERY
Tunisia

Grave Reference:

7. B. 3.

Location:

The Medjez-el-Bab War Cemetery is on the road to Le Kef (Route P5), about 3 kilometres west of Medjez-el-Bab. Medjez-el-Bab lies on the banks of the River Medjerda 60 kilometres west of Tunis.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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    Newspaper Clipping – Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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  • Memorial– A memorial tablet at St Andrew's Church in Ottawa is dedicated to the members of the Congregation whose lives were sacrificed in World War II.

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    Memorial – A memorial tablet at St Andrew's Church in Ottawa is dedicated to the members of the Congregation whose lives were sacrificed in World War II.

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