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| Subject | Cowan, John Robert |
|---|---|
| Title | Letters from the field etc |
| Notes | Documents relating to the late Major John Robert Cowan (changed in 1916 to Cowan-Douglas), DSO, MC, who served with the HLI, who fought in many engagements on the front line, was wounded, taught in the Grenade School in Troon Edinburgh and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order and the Military Cross and was mentioned in dispatches in relation to the battles of Neuve Chapelle (March 1915) and Ypres/Richebourg-l'Avoue in May 1915. Other documents relate to his family and relatives who were involved in (a) an air attack on HMS Venerable in the Channel (b) a Zeppelin attack on Edinburgh and (c) service in Greece. |
| Item Date | 1914 - 1917 |
| Creation place | Givenchy, HMS Venerable , Neuve Chapelle, Ypres, Richebourg-l'Avoue, Piraeus, Zeppelin raid on Edinburgh. |
| File type | Image |
| Item source | Multiple |
| Item medium | Mixed |
| Content | Multiple |
| Cataloguer | Everett Sharp |
| Copyright | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor |
| Digital repository | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford |
| Contributor Name | Chris Hamer |
| Contributed on the behalf of | The Late Major John Robert Cowan (later Cowan-Douglas) |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/8923 |
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| Subject | Cowan, John Robert |
|---|---|
| Title | Letters from the field etc (7) |
| Notes | Documents relating to the late Major John Robert Cowan (changed in 1916 to Cowan-Douglas), DSO, MC, who served with the HLI, who fought in many engagements on the front line, was wounded, taught in the Grenade School in Troon Edinburgh and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order and the Military Cross and was mentioned in dispatches in relation to the battles of Neuve Chapelle (March 1915) and Ypres/Richebourg-l'Avoue in May 1915. Other documents relate to his family and relatives who were involved in (a) an air attack on HMS Venerable in the Channel (b) a Zeppelin attack on Edinburgh and (c) service in Greece. |
| Item Date | 1914 - 1917 |
| Creation place | Givenchy, HMS Venerable , Neuve Chapelle, Ypres, Richebourg-l'Avoue, Piraeus, Zeppelin raid on Edinburgh. |
| File type | Image |
| Item source | Multiple |
| Item medium | Mixed |
| Content | Multiple |
| Page | 7 of 13 |
| Cataloguer | Everett Sharp |
| Filename | GWA_1801_F000.pdf |
| Copyright | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor |
| Digital repository | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford |
| Contributor Name | Chris Hamer |
| Contributed on the behalf of | The Late Major John Robert Cowan (later Cowan-Douglas) |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/document/8923/3521 |
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To view other similar items in the archive click on the hyper-linked words below.
| Subject | Cowan, John Robert |
|---|---|
| Title | Letters from the field etc |
| Notes | Documents relating to the late Major John Robert Cowan (changed in 1916 to Cowan-Douglas), DSO, MC, who served with the HLI, who fought in many engagements on the front line, was wounded, taught in the Grenade School in Troon Edinburgh and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order and the Military Cross and was mentioned in dispatches in relation to the battles of Neuve Chapelle (March 1915) and Ypres/Richebourg-l'Avoue in May 1915. Other documents relate to his family and relatives who were involved in (a) an air attack on HMS Venerable in the Channel (b) a Zeppelin attack on Edinburgh and (c) service in Greece. |
| Item Date | 1914 - 1917 |
| Creation place | Givenchy, HMS Venerable , Neuve Chapelle, Ypres, Richebourg-l'Avoue, Piraeus, Zeppelin raid on Edinburgh. |
| File type | Image |
| Item source | Multiple |
| Item medium | Mixed |
| Content | Multiple |
| Cataloguer | Everett Sharp |
| Copyright | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor |
| Digital repository | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford |
| Contributor Name | Chris Hamer |
| Contributed on the behalf of | The Late Major John Robert Cowan (later Cowan-Douglas) |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/document/8923 |
