Robert Wanless O'Gowan | |
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Born | Wicklow, County Wicklow, Ireland[1] | 5 September 1864
Died | 15 December 1947 Hindhead, Surrey, England | (aged 83)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Years of service | 1886–1920 |
Rank | Major General |
Unit | Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) |
Commands | Cannock Chase Reserve Centre (1918–20) 31st Division (1915–18) 13th Infantry Brigade (1915) |
Battles / wars | Second Boer War |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath[2] Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Mentioned in dispatches (8) |
Major General Robert Wanless O'Gowan CB, CMG (5 September 1864 – 15 December 1947) was a British Army officer who commanded the 31st Division during the First World War.