John Cowans

1862–1921 (age 59)

Biography

General Sir John Cowans kept Britain’s wartime logistics steady through demanding years, managing supplies and men with meticulous care.

Since his death in 1921, he has rested at St Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Kensal Green, where comrades recall a commander both exacting and deeply humane.

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