Cowie | E H | 27244 | 2/Corporal | Died of enteric at Ladysmith. 26 Apr 1900.
Source: Natal Field Force Casualty Roll, page 32 line 4 | Royal Engineers |
Cowie | G | | Private | CGHGSM (1) Bechuanaland
Source: Roll of the CGHGSM | First City Volunteers |
Cowie | G | 2859 | Private | 2nd Battalion
Demise: Died of disease - enteric fever 16 May 1900
Place: Kimberley
Source: In Memoriam by S Watt | Royal Scots Fusiliers |
Cowie | G | 2859 | Private | Died of disease. Kimberley, 17 May 1900
2nd Battalion.
Source: South African Field Force Casualty Roll | Royal Scots Fusiliers |
Cowie | G | | | 2nd Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | Royal Scots Fusiliers |
Cowie | G | 74 | Sergeant | Source: Nominal roll in WO127 | Marshall's Horse |
Cowie | G M | | | 2nd Battalion. Volunteer Service Company
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | Gordon Highlanders |
Cowie | H A | | | Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | Frontier Light Horse |
Cowie | H A | | | Late District Mounted Rifles
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | Frontier Light Horse |
Cowie | H A | | Lieutenant | WO100/247p23. QSA (0) | Griqualand Light Horse |
Cowie | H H | | | Source: WO100/252 | Imperial Military Railways |
Cowie | H N R | | Lieutenant | MID LG: 8 February 1901, page: 977. Source: General Buller. 9 November 1900. Re: Lof C - Natal
This page contains all the London Gazette pages for the Boer War | Dorsetshire Regiment |
Cowie | H N R | | | 1st Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | Devonshire Regiment |
Cowie | Henry Edward Colvin | | Lieutenant | COWIE, HENRY EDWARD COLVIN, Lieutenant, was horn 17 December 1872, son of H G Cowie, of the Indian Finance Department, and Tiverton, Devonshire. He was educated at Shrewsbury, and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He was in the Football XI at Shrewsbury; in the Football XI at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, and in the Royal Engineers Training Battalion Association Team, 1893-94. He entered the Army as a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers 10 February 1893. He was stationed at Chatham from 1893 to 1895, and in India from 1895 to 1900, in the Indian Public Works Department, Railway Branch; was promoted Lieutenant 10 February 1896. He served in China, 1900, as Assistant to Field Engineer (Railways); was present at the Relief of Pekin; was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 13 September 1901] (Medal with clasp). He was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 10 December 1901]: “Henry Edward Colvin Cowie, Lieutenant, Royal Engineers. In recognition of services during the operations in China”. The Insignia, Warrant and Statutes were sent to the GOC Troops in China, and presented by Major General Creagh. He was employed under the Chinese Government 10 September 1902 to 28 January 1903; was promoted Captain 1 March 1904; Major 10 February 1913; became Temporary Lieutenant Colonel 18 May 1916. He was created a CBE in 1919. He married, in 1903, Mary Theodora, eldest daughter of the Reverend Daniel G Thomas.
Source: DSO recipients (VC and DSO Book) | Royal Engineers |
Cowie | Hilton Arthur | 1107 | Private | District Mounted Rifles
Source: Nominal roll in WO127 | District Mounted Rifles |
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