David Tennant Cowan Military person

Major General David Tennant Cowan CB, CBE, DSO & Bar, MC (1896–1983), also known as "Punch" Cowan, was an officer in the British Army and British Indian Army in World War I and World War II. He was distinguished for leading the Indian 17th Infantry Division during almost the entire Burma Campaign.

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Birth date	January 01, 1896
Date of death	January 01, 1983

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allegiance	United Kingdom
award	Order of the Bath Mentioned in dispatches Military Cross Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order
military operations	Burma Campaign World War II World War I Battle of Imphal Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay
military branch	British Army
military command	Indian 17th Infantry Division
service start	1915
service end	1947