Raymond Gowan
Birth 20 October 1889 Death 1st Oct 1918 PrivateCanadian Infantry (Manitoba Regt)
Service #701292
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| Place of Birth | Cleator Moor |
| Residence at Enlistment | Arlington Hotel,Brandon, Manitoba, Canada |
| Residence (Roll of Honour) | 5 Earl Street, Cleator Moor |
| Residence 1911 Census | 5 Earl Street, Cleator Moor |
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| Religion/Church Attended | C of E |
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| Employment/Trade | Printer/Compositer |
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| Family (Parents and Grandparents) | Charles & Elizabeth (nee Grave) Gowan |
| Siblings | John G , Charles , Ada M , Joseph W, Elizabeth |
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| Family Connection to Roll of Honour | Brother to John G Gowan 1/4 th Bttn Essex Regiment (Territorial) |
| Regiment at Enlistment | Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regt) |
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| Battalion at Enlistment | 16th |
| Rank at Enlistment | Private |
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| Service Number at Enlistment | 701292 |
| Date of Enlistment | 1 June 1916 |
| Place of Enlistment | Winnipeg Manitoba |
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| Age at Death | 31 |
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| Date of Death | 1st Oct 1918 |
| Regiment at Death | Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regt) |
| Battalion/Vessel at Death | 16th |
| Rank at Death | Private |
| Circumstances of Death | Killed in Action |
| Service Number at Death | 701292 |
| Field of Action at Death | France |
| Place of Death | |
| Battle at Death | Battle of the Canal du Nord |
| Grave/Memorial Image | No image. |
| Location of Grave/Memorial | Vimy Memorial |
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| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1568516/gowan,-raymond/ |
| Grave/Memorial Country | |
| Private Memorial | St Johns War Memorial/Methodists church Cleator Moor |