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{{LieutRN}} '''Ian Colquhoun Cowan''' (28 July, 1889 – 31 May, 1916) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{LieutRN}} '''Ian Colquhoun Cowan''' (28 July, 1889 – 31 May, 1916) served in the [[Royal Navy]] as a signal officer, dying in action at Jutland aboard the {{UK-Defence|f=t}}. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Cowan was promoted to the rank of {{ | Cowan served in {{UK-Hampshire}} from mid-September 1905 until being appointed to the {{UK-GoodHope|f=t}} on 16 July, 1907. In this appointment, he was promoted to the rank of {{SubRN}} on 15 November, 1908. In January 1909 he underwent courses and spent a short spell in {{UK-Shannon}} before being sent to the Royal Naval College.<ref>Cowan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/144/468.|}} f. 468.</ref> | ||
Cowan was | Cowan was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 February, 1910.{{NLMar13|p. 17}} He was noted as being "VGI [very good indeed]", and having a flair for French and mechanical drawing.<ref>Cowan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/144/468.|D8123303}} f. 468.</ref> | ||
Cowan was appointed to the {{UK-Defence|f=t}} on 29 August, 1915 as flag Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral [[Robert Keith Arbuthnot, Fourth Baronet|Arbuthnot]] of the {{UK-CS|1}}. | ==Great War== | ||
Cowan was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB026|f=t}} from 12 December, 1914 through mid-February, 1915. Following a six-month signal course at Portsmouth at which he obtained a second-class certificate, Cowan spent three weeks on a temporary appointment in {{UK-IronDuke|f=p}} before being appointed to the {{UK-Defence|f=t}} on 29 August, 1915 as flag Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral [[Robert Keith Arbuthnot, Fourth Baronet|Arbuthnot]] of the {{UK-CS|1}}.<ref>Cowan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/144/468.|D8123303}} f. 468.</ref> | |||
Cowan would die when ''Defence'' was destroyed in a hail of fire at the [[Battle of Jutland]]. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Ian+Colquhoun+Cowan Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Ian+Colquhoun+Cowan Service Records] | ||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Francis Edward Henry Graham Hobart|Francis E. H. G. Hobart]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 26 (1908)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 26]]'''<br>12 Dec, 1914{{NLJan15|p. 400}} – 14 Feb, 1915<ref>Cowan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/144/468.|D8123303}} f. | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Francis Edward Henry Graham Hobart|Francis E. H. G. Hobart]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 26 (1908)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 26]]'''<br>12 Dec, 1914{{NLJan15|p. 400}}<ref>Cowan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/144/468.|D8123303}} f. 468.</ref> – 14 Feb, 1915<ref>Cowan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/144/468.|D8123303}} f. 468.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Robert Lindsay Burnett|Robert L. Burnett]]'''}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:39, 4 December 2022
Lieutenant Ian Colquhoun Cowan (28 July, 1889 – 31 May, 1916) served in the Royal Navy as a signal officer, dying in action at Jutland aboard the armoured cruiser Defence.
Life & Career
Cowan served in Hampshire from mid-September 1905 until being appointed to the armoured cruiser Good Hope on 16 July, 1907. In this appointment, he was promoted to the rank of Sub-Lieutenant on 15 November, 1908. In January 1909 he underwent courses and spent a short spell in Shannon before being sent to the Royal Naval College.[1]
Cowan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 February, 1910.[2] He was noted as being "VGI [very good indeed]", and having a flair for French and mechanical drawing.[3]
Great War
Cowan was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 026 from 12 December, 1914 through mid-February, 1915. Following a six-month signal course at Portsmouth at which he obtained a second-class certificate, Cowan spent three weeks on a temporary appointment in H.M.S. Iron Duke before being appointed to the armoured cruiser Defence on 29 August, 1915 as flag Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral Arbuthnot of the First Cruiser Squadron.[4]
Cowan would die when Defence was destroyed in a hail of fire at the Battle of Jutland.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Francis E. H. G. Hobart |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 26 12 Dec, 1914[5][6] – 14 Feb, 1915[7] |
Succeeded by Robert L. Burnett |
Footnotes
- ↑ Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/468. f. 468.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 17.
- ↑ Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/468. f. 468.
- ↑ Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/468. f. 468.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 400.
- ↑ Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/468. f. 468.
- ↑ Cowan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/468. f. 468.
