Thomas Baines 1853

Thomas Baines 1853
Baines The British Settlers of 1820 Landing in Algoa Bay

Saturday 1 June 2013

William Warden COWIE

William Warden COWIE, brother of Reuben James COWIE, is interesting because a) he married Carolina Wilhelmina SCHIEDER's daughter Annie Margaret - when he was 35 and she was just 18 - and b) because of his military career.

A search on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website (cwgc.org) reveals that he died on 9th September 1916 in German East i.e. Tanzania. (Odd, seeing as how Tom and I lived in Tanzania for a year! If only we'd known.)

He is buried in Morogoro Cemetery.

His rank was Major, of the South African Horse 3rd Regiment.

His wife was living at Michaelhouse, Ballowan, Natal when he died.