
Surname
Cowan
First name(s)
Robert Anthony
Rank
Sgt
Corps
RNZIR
Service number
625502
Unit
Date of Birth
Date of death
Notes
Served in the New Zealand Army Band, 1963–1974. Member of the 1st Battalion, New Zealand Regiment/1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment Band (1RNZIR), November 1963 to November 1965, including tour to Borneo. Drum Major 1RNZIR band visit to Vietnam 27 October to 2 November 1969. Retired from the Army in 1983 at the rank of Lieutenant (temporary Captain).
Disclaimer
The Vietnam List is an updated version of New Zealand's original Vietnam nominal roll – the Flinkenberg List – compiled by Captain Con Flinkenberg in 1972. Name, rank and unit information are from New Zealand military pay records. Read more about the Vietnam List.