Memorial: M3172

Wall tablet in the Church of the Good Shepherd, Murrayfield commemorating Lieutenant Ian Colquhoun Cowan RN d. 1916 in the Battle of Jutland

Location

Church of the Good Shepherd, Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland

Transcript

'There fought and fell in the Battle off / Jutland Ian Colquhoun Cowan / Flag Lieutenant H.M.S. Defence on 31st / May 1916 in his twenty seventh year / this tablet is placed here in memory / of him and to the Glory of God / I thank my God upon every remembrance of you'

Details

Description: Inscription in incised Roman capitals in red and black punctuated by scallop shells. On the left is an incised and painted three-masted galleon in full sail, the spritsail decorated with a scallop shell; one sail on each mast, the foresail decorated with the three lions of England, the mainsail with the lion of Scotland and the mizzen with the harp of Ireland.
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Brass
Vessel: HMS Defence

Event

Battle of Jutland

Event Date

1916

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Cowan, Ian Colquhoun
Age: 27
Date of Death: 31/5/1916
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Flag Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS), Judy Crabb 2001

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters