Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Family group

Pair: Private J. Rowan, 4th Canadian Pioneer Battalion, killed in action, 23 August 1916
British War and Victory Medals (103036 Pte., Can. Pnr. Bn.)

Pair: Private J. Rowan, 20th Hussars
British War and Victory Medals (10848 Pte., 20-Hrs.) good very fine and better (4) £100-140

Joseph Rowan was born in Wolverhampton, England on 10 October 1870, the son of John and Mary Rowan. A Labourer by occupation and a member of the 102nd Militia Regiment, he attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force on 4 October 1915. Serving with the 4th Canadian Pioneer Battalion he was killed in action in France on 23 August 1916. He was buried in the Ridge Wood Military Cemetery. With copied research. The two are believed to be brothers.