2.LIEUT A.S.COWLAND R.E. (on star)
MAJOR A.S.COWLAND
Arthur Stewart Cowland
Born Ramsgate, Kent 29/3/1890
Son of Charles Dewdney Cowland & Florence Mary Cowland (nee Shadwell)
Worked pre-war as a Mining Engineer in Cornwall
Commissioned 2nd Lieut, 25th (County of London) Cyclist Battalion, London Regiment -T.F. 26/9/14
To France 6/8/15 & served with the Royal Engineers
Promoted Acting Major 13/9/18
His address in September 1920 was Crofton House, Ellington Road, Ramsgate
Married Janet Jessie Ellen Johnstone 23/12/20 & moved to Pomona, Musgrove Road, Durban, South Africa
Paymaster Lieutenant, War Reserve Section, South Africa Division, R.N.V.R. 2/8/37
Died Durban, Natal, South Africa 25/4/69
His Officers Papers exist at TNA but we have not checked them Ref: WO 339/35809
Condition: BWM lightly contacted & small edge knock on Victory, VF+