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Walter Sydney Cowan 1918 – 1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Mar 1918

Birth Location: Bardsville, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 2 Nov 1944

Death Location: Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Father: Sydney Cowan

Mother: Mary Matchett

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Walter Sydney Cowan was born in 1918 in Bardsville, Ontario, Canada, the child of Sydney Alexander Cowan and Mary Ann Elizabeth Matchett. In 1944, Walter Sydney Cowan passed away in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.

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Sydney Cowan
1892 – 1980
Birth Location: Watt Township, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
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Mary Matchett
1889 – 1966
Birth Location: Dufferin, Mono, Ontario, Canada
MM

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 22 Mar 1918
    Event Place: Bardsville, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Canada, World War II Records and Service Files of War Dead, 1939-1947, New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1957, Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957; Microfilm Serial or NAID: T715; RG Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004, Roll: ., Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 72; Census Place: Watt (Township), Muskoka, Ontario; Page Number: 12, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Canada; Service Files of the Second World War - War Dead, 1939-1947; Series: RG 24; Volume: 25120

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Watt Tp, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 72; Census Place: Watt (Township), Muskoka, Ontario; Page Number: 12

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 14 Sep 1936
    Event Place: Niagara Falls, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1957, U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Manifests of Alien Arrivals at Buffalo, Lewiston, Niagara Falls, and Rochester, New York, 1902-1954; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957; Microfilm Serial or NAID: T715; RG Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: London, England and Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1957, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957; Microfilm Serial or NAID: T715; RG Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Toronto, Ontario
    Record Source: Canada, World War II Records and Service Files of War Dead, 1939-1947, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Canada; Service Files of the Second World War - War Dead, 1939-1947; Series: RG 24; Volume: 25120

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 2 Nov 1944
    Event Place: Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    Record Source: Canada, World War II Records and Service Files of War Dead, 1939-1947, Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, Roll: ., Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Canada; Service Files of the Second World War - War Dead, 1939-1947; Series: RG 24; Volume: 25120

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 1944
    Event Place: Brookwood, Woking Borough, Surrey, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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