Walter Cowan

Admiral
Sir Walter Cowan
Bt KCB DSO* MVO
Admiral Sir Walter Cowan Bt KCB DSO* MVO
	Rear-Admiral Sir Walter Henry Cowan, 1920, by Leonard Campbell Taylor
First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp to HM The King
	In office; 1930–1931
Commander-in-Chief, America and West Indies Station
	In office; 1926–1928
Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland
	In office; 1925–1926
Rear-Admiral Commanding Battlecruiser Squadron
	In office; 1921–1923
Commodore/Rear-Admiral Commanding 1st Light Cruiser Squadron
	In office; June 1917 – 1920
Personal details
Born	Walter Henry Cowan; 11 June 1871; Crickhowell, Brecknockshire, Wales
Died	14 February 1956 (aged 84)
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath; Distinguished Service Order & Bar; Member of the Royal Victorian Order; Mentioned in Despatches (3); Cross of Liberty (Estonia)
Nickname	Tich
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	Royal Navy; British Commandos
Years of service	1884–1931; 1941–1945
Rank	Admiral
Commands	America and West Indies Station (1926–28); Coast of Scotland (1925–26); Battlecruiser Squadron (1921–23); 1st Light Cruiser Squadron (1917–20); HMS Princess Royal (1915–17); HMS Zealandia (1914–15); HMS Gloucester (1910–12); HMS Cressy (1909–10); HMS Sapphire (1907–09); HMS Skirmisher (1905–07); HMS Falcon (1904–05)
Battles/wars	Mahdist War; Second Boer War; First World War Battle of Jutland; Second Battle of Heligoland Bight; Estonian War of Independence; Russian Civil War; Second World War

Admiral Sir Walter Henry Cowan, 1st Baronet, KCB, DSO & Bar, MVO (11 June 1871 – 14 February 1956), known as Tich Cowan, was a Royal Navy officer who saw service in both the First and Second World Wars; in the latter he was one of the oldest British servicemen on active duty.

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