Captain
John Grave Gowan
Military Details
Regiment & Unit / Ship
1st/4th Essex Regiment (Territorial)
Awards and Medals
The 1914-15 Star
The Victory Medal
The British War Medal, 1914-18
Enlistment Details
Rank at Enlistment
Captain
Battalion at Enlistment
1/4th
Personal Details
Date of Birth
1874
Place of Birth
Whitehaven
Religion
C of E
Address
4 Jacktrees Cottage, Cleator Moor
Residence (Census)
Gordon Volunteer Club House, Gordon Rd, Ilford, Essex
Residence (Roll of Honour)
4 Jacktrees Cottage, Cleator Moor
Parents
Charles & Elizabeth Gowan (nee Grave)
Siblings
Charles , Ada M , Joseph W, Elizabeth ,Raymond
Family Connection
Brother Raymond Gowan 16th Bttn . Canandian Infantry(Manitoba Regt)
Education and Occupation
Occupation
Treasurer/Accountant
Work Address
Ilford Urban District Council
Death and Memorial
Date of Death
16th August 1915
Age at Death
41
Circumstances of Death
Killed in Action
Place of Death
Suvla
Theater of Action
Dardenelles
Battle
Battle of Suvla Bay
Regiment at Death
Essex Regiment (Territorial)
Battalion/Vessel at Death
1st/4th
Rank at Death
Captain
Notes
Mrs Gowan and the Late Charles Gowan. Moved to Ilford due to work.
Buried or Commemorated at
AZMAK CEMETERY, SUVLA
Turkey
Grave Position: I. H. 1.
Private Memorial: St Johns War Memorial/Methodists church Cleator Moor
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