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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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/262. f. 341.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 854.
- ↑ 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.
