COWAN, George
(Service number 92939)
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Birth
| Date | 24/02/1885 | Place of Birth | Tekapo |
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Enlistment Information
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| Address at Enlistment | Fairlie | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | .Married. Two children | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs E. COWAN (wife), Fairlie, Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Death
| Date | 30 December 1967 | Age | 82 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Fairlie Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
George Cowan married Ethel Wood on 5 August 1914 at Fairlie. Their son Andrew Alexander Cowan was born on 21 January 1916 at Timaru, and a secnd son, Charles Edward Cowan, was born on 21 May 1917 at Fairlie.. George Cowan was probably the son of Andrew and Florence Raymond (née Andrews) Cowan.
Sources
NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [17 February 2018]; Fairlie Cemetery burial records (Mackenzie District Council) [20 February 2018]; Fairlie Cemetery headstone transcription (South Canterbury Branch NZSG cemetery records) [20 February 2018]
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