Ernest Marshall Cowell

Sir Ernest Marshall Cowell
Personal details
Born24 February 1886
Steyning, West Sussex, England
Died26 February 1971
Guernsey, Bailiwick of Guernsey, British Crown Dependencies
Spouse(s)Dorothy Elizabeth Miller (1912–1962; her death)
Children3 (including Roberta Cowell)
Alma materUniversity of London (MD)
Occupationmilitary officer
doctor
Military career
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1914–1946
RankMajor General
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II

Major General Sir Ernest Marshall Cowell KBE CB KHS TD DSO DL FRCS (24 February 1886 – 26 February 1971) was a British military officer and surgeon. He served in the Royal Army Medical Corps during World War I and World War II and served as the director of medical services for the Allied Forces in North Africa from 1942 to 1944. He was appointed Honorary Surgeon to the King in 1944.