Flight Lieutenant Henry Cowan
Missing, presumed Killed in WW2
Date of Death:
General Information
Conflict:
WW2
Regimental No.:
J/12564
Cause of Death (in war):
Missing, presumed Killed
Branch:
Air Force
Regiment:
Canadian Forces
Battalion:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Company:
402 Sqdn.
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Dinslaken, Germany
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
20 years 9 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
24 years 3 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
24 years 3 months
Country Born:
Germany
Trade or Calling:
Clerk and salesman
Next of Kin:
Son of Hugo and Elsie Cowan; husband of Marjorie Cowan, Henleaze, Gloucestershire
Address at Enlistment:
3844 Old Orchard Ave., Montreal, Quebec
Religion:
Jewish
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 8.0 in / 173 cm
Weight:
141 lbs / 64 kg
Chest:
34.0 in / 86 cm
Expansion:
3.0 in / 8 cm
Marital Status:
Married
Prior Military Experience:
Yes
Saw Service in:
Europe
Place of Discharge:
Discharge Type:
Died in Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Missing, presumed killed in flying operations April 19 1945
Spitfire R.N.294 was 1 of 7 aircraft that took off 19 April 1945 on an armed reconnisance to the Goldburg/Lubeck area. At 14:15 hours 2 enemy aircraft were sightedwhich led the squadron over a camouflaged airdrone where intense flak was encountered. This was the only aircraft hit, observed burned on ground.
Length of Service:
1278 days in service
Buried at:
Plot:
9. C. 17.
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| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW2 |
Flight Lieutenant |
Canadian Forces |
Air Force |
Royal Canadian Air Force |
402 Sqdn. |
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Notes
Wife of Marjorie Bates, 18 Akers Lane, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Lancashire, England. Married 31 December, 1943, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Lancashire, England
Son, Athony Warner Cowen
Wife and son emmigrated to Canada sometime prior to 1946, likely 1945
Father: Hugo Cowen, Glenelm, Quebec (Born Germany as Hugo Cohen)
Mother Elsie Cowen, Glenelm, Quebec (Nee deYonge, born Germany). Ran the Little Holland Tourist Home, Resteraunt (Dutch Kitchen)
- Parents were married in Weener, Germany 15 February 1920
Brothers: Bernard Cowen, Toronto, Ontario
Leopold Warner Cowen, Glenelm, Quebec
Was a German citizen, born Henry Cohen, officially changed name September 23, 1942). Had Canadian citizenship
Lived in Germany until age 16, then Belgium (1936-1939), then Canada November, 1939
Came to Canada as Jewish refugee
