Sergeant T E McCowan MM, DCM
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T E McCowan was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal:
Thomas E McCowan was a member of the 22nd Battalion Royal Fusiliers (the Sportsmans battalion) ; and first entered France on the 16th November 1915. Variations on his surname also include Thomas MacCowan.
T E MacCowan 564
On the 6th January 1917 in the London Gazette and the 8th January 1917 in the Edinburgh gazette, he is listed as K/564 Corporal T E MacCowan, Royal Fusiliers for the award of Military Medal
564 Sjt T E McCowan
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He has continually displayed the
greatest fearlessness in collecting and attending to wounded under heavy fire.
He took a stretcher party through intense barrage to rescue a wounded officer,
and, when all were killed but himself, he remained with the officer until a
fresh party arrived. He has been twice recommended for gallantry of this
description. (26.7.17)