David Lacy Cowan

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  • Birth Date

    David Lacy Cowan was born on Thursday November 3rd 1910

  • Growing Up In Guelph

    David Lacy Cowan grew up in Guelph with his brother his mother and father.

  • Elementary school

    David Lacy Cowan attended elementary school in guelph

  • William McDonald Cowan

    Davids brother was born when David was nine years of age

  • university

    DAvid LAcy Cowan went to the university of toronto and then early in the year he swiched to university of maniroba and there he graduated from the school of architecture. `not exact date`.

  • Working as a Local Superintendent

    Begging on March 1935 David worked as a draftsman for the toronto firm of Vaux Chadwick and Bryan Chadwick, being their local site superintendent for making of the Dominion Public building on Upper Wyndham street, Guelph, Ont. 1935.

  • His Job as an Architect

    David Lacy Cowan was an architect and Re-Designed the Royal Dairy Co on Paisley Street at Norfolk Street, GUELPH, ONT., c. 1938 under his own name. `not exact date

  • Royal Canadian Engineers

    Royal Canadian Engineers
    In 1941 David Lacy Cowan enlisted with the Royal Canadian Engineers. His brother William McDonald Cowan also enlisted and served as a lieutenant in the black watch. http://www.blackwatchcanada.com/ `not exact date`.

  • In the War

    In the War
    sadly David Lacy Cowan was killed in action in 1944 near Antwerp, Belgium on October 2nd while serving for the royal Canadian engineers in the war. His brother William McDonald Cowan got killed while serving for the black watch in war in November 16, 1944.