Ian Colquhoun Cowan
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Lieutenant Ian Colquhoun Cowan (28 July, 1889 – 31 May, 1916) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Cowan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 February, 1910.[1]
Cowan was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 026 on 12 December, 1914.[2]
Cowan was appointed to the armoured cruiser Defence on 29 August, 1915 as flag Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral Arbuthnot of the First Cruiser Squadron. Cowan would die when the ship was destroyed in a hail of fire at the Battle of Jutland.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Francis E. H. G. Hobart |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 26 12 Dec, 1914[3] – 14 Feb, 1915[4] |
Succeeded by Robert L. Burnett |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 17.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 400.
- ↑ Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/468. f. ?.
