Sapper 88956 Thomas Cowen
Regiment/Unit: Royal Engineers - 171st Tunnelling Coy.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 07/04/1915
Previous Reg/Num: 43253, R.G.A.
Age at death: 38
Date of death: 28th of April 1915
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: Widnes, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Ypres Menin Gate Memorial - Panel 9.
BMD details:
Marriage: 06/08/1906 - Thomas Cowen to Margaret Peters at Hale, Lancs. Vol 8b - Page 1247. witnessed by J Holmes and Sophia Holmes. The couple had 5 children: Sophia b 29/11/1906, Thomas b 11/04/1909, Robert b 29/05/1910, John b 15/09/1912 and Anne b 29/12/1914.
Family details:
Son of Thomas and Anne Cowan, of Sutton; husband of Margaret Stuart (formerly Cowan), of 7, St. Mary's Rd., West Bank, Widnes, Lancs.
Census details:
1881 - 5 years old Thomas is living at 86 Sutton Road, Sutton, St Helens with widowed mother Ann (40) and six siblings: William (19), Sophia (16), Margaret (11), Robert (9), Ann Ellen (6), Mary Jane (3). 1891 - 15 years old 'Glass Grinder' Thomas is living at 86 back Sutton Road, Sutton, St Helens with widowed mother Ann (49) and two siblings: Robert (19), Mary J (13). 1901 - 24 years old 'Postman' Thomas is staying with brother John and family at 58 Chester Street, St Helens. 1911 - Sees 36 years old 'Platelayers Labourer' Thomas living at 26 Cross Street, Widnes with wife Margaret (26) and three children: Sophia (4), Thomas (2), Robert (11 mths).
Notes:
Surname shown as 'Cowan' on CWGC.
Surname shown as 'Cowan' on CWGC.
[pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/CowenT_REs.jpg[/pic][caption]The panel on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial bearing the inscription
for Sapper Thomas Cowen
(Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
