In Memory Of

COWAN, PENTON ALEXANDER

Service Details
Age:
 26
Date of Birth:
 1889-09-08
Service No:
 4512
Rank:
 Private
Unit:
 2nd Regt.
Unit 2:
 "B" Coy.
Regiment:
 South African Infantry
Date of Death:
 1916-07-13
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, after the action of Bernafay and Trones Woods, the South African Infantry Brigade concentrated in the Talus Boise.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 I. C. 3.
Cemetery:
 DIVE COPSE BRITISH CEMETERY, SAILLY-LE-SEC
Localitly:
 Somme
Country:
 France
Additional Information
Son of John Alexander and Johanna Elizabeth Augustina (nee Swanepoel) Cowan , of Percy St., Harrismith, Orange Free State, South Africa. Born Harrismith. A fireman with South African Railways and Harbours. Commemorated on Harrismith War Memorial, Free State