Private
Raymond Gowan
Military Details
Service Number: 701292
Regiment & Unit / Ship
16th Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regt)
Enlisted
1 June 1916
Awards and Medals
The Victory Medal
The British War Medal, 1914-18
Enlistment Details
Date of Enlistment
1 June 1916
Place of Enlistment
Winnipeg Manitoba
Residence at Enlistment
Arlington Hotel,Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Rank at Enlistment
Private
Battalion at Enlistment
16th
Service Number at Enlistment
701292
Personal Details
Date of Birth
20 October 1889
Place of Birth
Cleator Moor
Religion
C of E
Address
5 Earl Street, Cleator Moor
Residence (Census)
5 Earl Street, Cleator Moor
Residence (Roll of Honour)
5 Earl Street, Cleator Moor
Parents
Charles & Elizabeth (nee Grave) Gowan
Siblings
John G , Charles , Ada M , Joseph W, Elizabeth
Family Connection
Brother to John G Gowan 1/4 th Bttn Essex Regiment (Territorial)
Education and Occupation
Occupation
Printer/Compositer
Death and Memorial
Date of Death
1st October 1918
Age at Death
31
Circumstances of Death
Killed in Action
Theater of Action
France
Battle
Battle of the Canal du Nord
Regiment at Death
Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regt)
Battalion/Vessel at Death
16th
Rank at Death
Private
Buried or Commemorated at
Vimy Memorial
Private Memorial: St Johns War Memorial/Methodists church Cleator Moor
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