John Cowans

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Sir John "Jack" Steven Cowans , GCB , GCMG , KStJ , MVO (born March 11, 1862 in Carlisle , Cumbria , England , † April 16, 1921 in Menton , Alpes-Maritimes , France ) was a British officer in the British Army which as recently General 1912-1919 Quartermaster General of the army ( Quartermaster-General to the Forces ) was.

Life

Training and uses as an officer

John Steven Cowans began officer training at the Royal Military College (RMC) Sandhurst after attending Burney's Academy in Gosport, founded in 1791 . After graduation, he was taken on January 22, 1881 as a lieutenant (Second Lieutenant) in the Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) . On August 11, 1902, he became a member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO). After numerous uses as an officer and staff officer in the garrison Aldershot and the British Indian Army , he was a Major General (Major-General) in December 1908 commander of the local 8th (Lucknow) Division belonging presidential Brigade (Presidency Brigade) in Calcutta and has held this post formally until December 1910. On his return to the United Kingdom, Maj. General Cowans became Director-General of the Territorial Army in November 1910 and remained in this position until June 1912. During this time, he became Companion des on June 19, 1911 Order of the Bath (CB).

Quartermaster General and First World War

Following Major General John Cowans took over in June 1912 by Lieutenant General Herbert Miles office as Quartermaster General of the Army ( Quartermaster-General to the Forces ) and had that in 1919 held until March, after which Lt. Gen. Travers Clarke began his successor. Shortly after taking office, he was appointed to the Royal Army Council (His Majesty's Army Council) on June 5, 1912 , and was repeatedly confirmed as such in the following years. On June 3, 1913 he was beaten Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB), so that from then on he carried the suffix "Sir". On October 18, 1915 he was first with the temporary rank of Lieutenant General (Temporary Lieutenant-General) and on March 23, 1917 finally with the rank of Lieutenant General (Lieutenant-General) member of the Royal Army Council. As such, he was repeatedly confirmed as a member of the Royal Military Council in the following years.

For his services in the First World War , Lieutenant General Jack Cowans became a Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown of Belgium on September 24, 1917 and a Grand Officer of the French Legion of Honor on September 25, 1925 . On January 1, 1918, he was also Grand Cross ( Knight Grand Cross ) awarded the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG). Furthermore, he became Knight of Grace (KStJ) of the Order of Saint John on March 25, 1918 and received the Grand Cross of the Japanese Order of the Holy Treasure on November 9, 1918 .

After the end of the First World War, John Steven Cowans became a general member of the Royal Army Council for the first time on January 14, 1919 . On March 20, 1919, when he left active military service and retired, he was raised to the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB). On July 12, 1919, he was also honored with the US Army Distinguished Service Medal and on October 24, 1919 with the Grand Cross of the Greek Order of Savior . On February 17, 1920 he was also awarded the Order of Chia-Ho Second Class of the Republic of China .

After his death on April 16, 1921 in Menton in the French department of Alpes-Maritimes , he was buried in St Mary's Catholic Cemetery in the London borough of Kensal Green .

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Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ SENIOR ARMY APPOINTMENTS: SINCE 1860 , p. 402
  3. ↑ SENIOR ARMY APPOINTMENTS: SINCE 1860 , p. 19
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  5. ↑ SENIOR ARMY APPOINTMENTS: SINCE 1860 , p. 9
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  10. ↑ KNIGHTS AND DAMES (leighrayment.com)
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  12. ↑ London Gazette . No. 29333, HMSO, London, October 19, 1915, p. 10260 ( PDF , accessed January 13, 2019, English).
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  14. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 30055, HMSO, London, May 8, 1917, p. 4355 ( PDF , accessed January 13, 2019, English).
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  16. ↑ KNIGHTS AND DAMES (leighrayment.com)
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  21. ↑ KNIGHTS AND DAMES (leighrayment.com)
  22. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 31242, HMSO, London, March 18, 1919, p. 3731 ( PDF , accessed January 13, 2019, English).
  23. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 31451, HMSO, London, July 11, 1919, p. 8938 ( PDF , accessed January 13, 2019, English).
  24. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 31615, HMSO, London, October 21, 1919, p. 13002 ( PDF , accessed January 13, 2019, English).
  25. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 31783, HMSO, London, February 13, 1920, p. 1935 ( PDF , accessed January 13, 2019, English).
predecessor Office successor
Herbert Miles Quartermaster General to the Forces
1912-1919 		Travers Clarke
personal data
SURNAME Cowans, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cowans, John Steven (full name); Cowans, Jack (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British general
DATE OF BIRTH March 11, 1862
PLACE OF BIRTH Carlisle , Cumbria , England
DATE OF DEATH April 16, 1921
Place of death Menton , Alpes-Maritimes department , France