Cowan was attached to the 1st Canadian Army Reinforcement Unit on June 25
WWI American Aid to Germany Contribution Medal - For American aid to German Widows and orphans
He married the writer Alice Pollak in 1897
was the eldest surviving daughter of Austrian Emperor Francis Joseph and Empress Elisabeth ("Sisi")
the reverse marked “PREUSSISCHER LANDESKRIEGERVEREIN”
Romania, Kingdom. An Order of the Star of Romania, Commander by Resch Newly Listed Cowan was attached to theInstituted on May 10, 1877. A Commander neck badge in silver with a blue enamel cross with a cluster smooth rays in each quadrant, the obverse medallion features a superimposed eagle on a red enamelled field, surrounded by a blue enamel ring inscribed IN FIDE SALUS, encircled by a green enamelled wreath, the reverse bears the crowned monogram of King Carol I, the cross is surmounted by a large crown, measures 65. 6 mm (w) x 96. 5 mm (h inclusive of