Cowan, Leonard Edwin Swaffield

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Cowan, Leonard Edwin Swaffield

Service number:: 562045
Nationality:: British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Biography

1 July 1946: Flying Officer

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Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM)

Rank:: Corporal
Awarded on:: October 17th, 1939

For services in Waziristan.

Mentioned in Dispatches

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Sergeant
Awarded on:: September 24th, 1941

British Empire Medal (BEM & EGM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Flight Sergeant
Awarded on:: June 11th, 1942

Sources

- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35284/supplement/5575/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35586/page/2503/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37936/supplement/1768/data.pdf

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