Thomas Boyle Family tree - and side branches

Notes for Franklin Erwin “Frank” COWAN


Living with parents in 1906 census. His attestation paper has his birth year as 1896, but he may have lied to get in?

It also shows that he had been a cadet prior to signing up. He is listed as being 5’11”, with a fair complexion, blue eyes and fair hair. He was certified fit for service on March 27, 1916, in Regina, Saskatchewan. He served overseas as a private in the Canadian Machine Gun Corps, 4th Company. He was killed in action at Passchendaele on November 9, 1917.



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