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Sergeant JOHN COWAN

Service Number: 1361185
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

166 Sqdn.

Date of Death

Died 03 August 1943

Age 21 years old

Buried or commemorated at

WESTDONGERADEEL (TERNAARD) PROTESTANT CHURCHYARD

Row 1A. Grave 5.

Netherlands

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh J. Cowan.
  • Personal Inscription BE YE ALSO READY, AS I WAS. NOW I AM WITH THE LORD; SAVED BY HIS OWN BLOOD
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Buried or commemorated at

WESTDONGERADEEL (TERNAARD) PROTESTANT CHURCHYARD
Friesland Netherlands
Number of casualties: 5
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