Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
Harry Gowans
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment: Dundee
- Service no: 635041
- Rank: Bombardier
- Service Occupation:
- Awards: Military Medal
- Regiment/Service: Royal Field Artillery
- Unit/Ship: 82nd Brigade
- Place of Death: France
- Age at Death: 23
- Date of Death: 18.09.1918
- Burial Country: France
- Cemetery: Doingt Communal Cemetery Extension
- Grave/Mem Ref no: I.C.28.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth: Dundee
- Address: 7 Baxter Street, Dundee
- Occupation:
- Mother:
Eliza Gowans, 2 Erskine Tce, Dundee
- Father:
Alexander Gowans
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
Jean Ferrier (formally Gowans) 24 West St, Dundee
- Children:
More about Harry Gowans
Harry is believed to be the brother of Pte Stewart Gowans, 183420, 16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry.
Harry Gowans MM 635041 Royal Field Artillery
GOWANS―Died at a Casualty Clearing Station, France, on 18th September, of wounds received in action, 635041 Bdr. Harry Gowans, R.F.A., aged 23, dearly beloved husband of Jean Hill, 7 Baxter Street, and youngest son of the late Alexander Gowans and Mrs Gowans, 2 Erskine Street. – Inserted by his sorrowing wife.
Dundee People’s Journal 5th October 1918
Additional information kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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