John Spence McGowan

Second Lieutenant

Additional Information:

Son of Alice Clara McGowan, of "Ao Tea Roa", Dormans Land, Lingfield, Surrey, and the late Robert Smith McGowan. Educated at Sherborne.

References:

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NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"Lieutenant John McGowan (killed in action) was a son of the late Mr R. S. M. McGowan, who was for many years manager of the Government Life Insurance Department in Dunedin. He was born in Dunedin, and was in his 20th year. After attending school in Dunedin he went to England about six years ago to continue his education at Sherborne School, Dorset, and was there when the call to arms came, and he enlisted in the Devonshire Regiment." [Press, Volume LII, Issue 15674, 21 August 1916, p 9]

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Casualty

Name:

John Spence McGowan

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Date of Birth:

19 March 1897

Place of Birth:

Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Education:

Sherborne School

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Nationality of Force:

United Kingdom

Armed Force:

Army

Unit:

Devonshire Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Killed in action

Date of Death:

01 July 1916

Day of Death:

Saturday

Age at Death:

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Thiepval Memorial

Cemetery Reference:

Pier and Face 1 C.

Cemetery Location:

France