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{{CommRN}} '''David Laidlaw Cowan''', R.N., Retired (20 April, 1888 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{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==
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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==
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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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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Gerald Henry Thomson|Gerald H. Thomson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Nizam (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Nizam'']]'''<br>29 Aug, 1918{{NLJan19|p. 854}} &ndash; 1 Jan, 1919|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Clement Richard Dane|Clement R. Dane]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Lainson Field|John L. Field]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Petard (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Petard'']]'''<br>19 Apr, 1918<ref>Cowan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/262.}} f. 341.</ref> &ndash; May, 1918<ref>Cowan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/262.}} f. 341.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Clement Loftus Long|Clement L. Long]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Gage Stuart|Charles G. Stuart]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Mischief (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Mischief'']]'''<br>25 May, 1918<ref>Cowan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/262.}} f. 341.</ref> &ndash; late May, 1918<ref>Cowan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/262.}} f. 341.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Ronald Farquhar|Arthur R. Farquhar]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Ralph George Hamilton Izat|Ralph G. H. Izat]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Midge (1913)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Midge'']]'''<br>5 Jul, 1918<ref>Cowan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/262.}} f. 341.</ref> &ndash; Aug, 1918<ref>Cowan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/262.}} f. 341.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Donald Carey Brock|Donald C. Brock]]'''}}
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Latest revision as of 22:34, 6 April 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
John L. Field 		Captain of H.M.S. Petard
19 Apr, 1918[6] – May, 1918[7] 		Succeeded by
Clement L. Long
Preceded by
Charles G. Stuart 		Captain of H.M.S. Mischief
25 May, 1918[8] – late May, 1918[9] 		Succeeded by
Arthur R. Farquhar
Preceded by
Ralph G. H. Izat 		Captain of H.M.S. Midge
5 Jul, 1918[10] – Aug, 1918[11] 		Succeeded by
Donald C. Brock
Preceded by
Gerald H. Thomson 		Captain of H.M.S. Nizam
29 Aug, 1918[12] – 1 Jan, 1919[13] 		Succeeded by
Clement R. Dane
Preceded by
Horace V. Silk 		Captain of H.M.S. Fitzroy
6 Jan, 1926[14] – Mar, 1918[15] 		Succeeded by
James R. Harvey

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/262. f. 341.
  2. ↑ Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/262. f. 341.
  3. ↑ Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/262. f. 341.
  4. ↑ Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/262. f. 341.
  5. ↑ Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/262. f. 341.
  6. ↑ Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/262. f. 341.
  7. ↑ Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/262. f. 341.
  8. ↑ Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/262. f. 341.
  9. ↑ Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/262. f. 341.
  10. ↑ Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/262. f. 341.
  11. ↑ Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/262. f. 341.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 854.
  13. ↑ Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/262. f. 341.
  14. ↑ Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/262. f. 341.
  15. ↑ Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/262. f. 341.

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