Difference between revisions of "David Laidlaw Cowan"
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| − | {{CommRN}} '''David Laidlaw Cowan''', D.S.C., R.N., Retired (20 April, 1888 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CommRN}} '''David Laidlaw Cowan''', D.S.C., R.N., Retired (20 April, 1888 – 19 September, 1946) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]] and the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | + | Born in Beccles, Suffolk. | |
| − | Cowan | + | Cowan transferred into the R.N. from the R.N.R.. |
| − | Cowan was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on | + | Cowan was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 6 October, 1915.<ref>Cowan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/262.}} f. 341.</ref> |
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| + | In December 1921, Cowan was appointed to the miesweeper [[H.M.S. Pinner (1919)|''Fitzroy'']] as navigating officer, in lieu of a specialist in that branch. He would serve in the ship in a variety of capacities, including as executive officer and briefly in command, until 1926.<ref>Cowan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/262.}} f. 341.</ref> | ||
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| + | Cowan was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 6 October, 1923.<ref>Cowan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/262.}} f. 341.</ref> | ||
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| + | Cowan was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of {{CommRN}} on 20 April, 1933.<ref>Cowan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/262.}} f. 341.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==World War II== | ||
| + | Reverted to the Retired List as medically unfit on 4 January, 1941.<ref>Cowan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/262.}} f. 341.</ref> | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 14:41, 25 January 2022
Commander David Laidlaw Cowan, D.S.C., R.N., Retired (20 April, 1888 – 19 September, 1946) served in the Royal Naval Reserve and the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Beccles, Suffolk.
Cowan transferred into the R.N. from the R.N.R..
Cowan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 6 October, 1915.[1]
In December 1921, Cowan was appointed to the miesweeper Fitzroy as navigating officer, in lieu of a specialist in that branch. He would serve in the ship in a variety of capacities, including as executive officer and briefly in command, until 1926.[2]
Cowan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 6 October, 1923.[3]
Cowan was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of Commander on 20 April, 1933.[4]
World War II
Reverted to the Retired List as medically unfit on 4 January, 1941.[5]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Gerald H. Thomson |
Captain of H.M.S. Nizam 29 Aug, 1918[6] – 1 Jan, 1919 |
Succeeded by Clement R. Dane |
Footnotes
- ↑ Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/262. f. 341.
- ↑ Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/262. f. 341.
- ↑ Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/262. f. 341.
- ↑ Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/262. f. 341.
- ↑ Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/262. f. 341.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 854.
