Lawrence Moore Cosgrave Military person

Colonel Lawrence Moore Cosgrave DSO & Bar (August 28, 1890 – July 28, 1971) was the Canadian signatory to the Japanese Instrument of Surrender at the end of World War II.

Personal facts

Lawrence Moore Cosgrave
Birth dateAugust 28, 1890
Birth place
Toronto
Date of deathJuly 28, 1971
Place of death
Brome Lake Quebec

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Military person

allegianceCanada
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Distinguished Service Order
Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France)
military branch
Canadian Forces

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External resources

  1. http://books.google.com/books?id=953E0vPpvOEC&printsec=frontcover&dq=To+Serve+Canada:+A+History+of+the+Royal+Military+College+of+Canada&sig=ACfU3U09nusQspVkk65vRMjzpzsP-9Y3eA
  2. http://books.google.com/books?id=cOFNHQAACAAJ&dq=R.M.C.+and+Kingston%3B+the+effect+of+imperial+and+military+influences+on+a+Canadian+community
  3. http://books.google.com/books?id=lsgSAAAACAAJ&dq=Canada%27s+RMC+-+A+History+of+Royal+Military+College
  4. http://books.google.com/books?id=o8UOAAAAQAAJ&dq=swords+and+covenants