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216362 Lt. Arthur Blackwood Gowan British Army 1st/3rd Durham Field Company Royal Engineers from:Newcastle (d.14th Jul 1916) Arthur Blackwood Gowan served as a Lieutenant in the 1st/3rd Durham Field Company, Royal Engineers. He was aged 19 when died on 14th July 1916. Son of Arthur Byram Gowan and Agnes Jane Gowan of 7 Brandling Park Newcastle, His father Arthur Byram Gowan was Managing Director of Palmer Shipbuilders in Jarrow. Arthur is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, on the Palmer Cenotaph (north face) Jarrow. He is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church Jarrow and at Christ Church in Jarrow. A ferry that crossed the River Tyne from Jarrow to Howdon was named after him, the A.B.Gowan. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put the first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**