Ernest Marshall Cowell


Sir Ernest Marshall Cowell

Born(1886-02-24)24 February 1886
Steyning, Sussex, England
Died26 February 1971(1971-02-26) (aged 85)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch British Army
Service years1914–1946
RankMajor-General
ConflictsWorld War I
World War II
Alma materUniversity of London (MD)
SpouseDorothy Elizabeth Miller (1912–1962; her death)
Children3 (including Roberta Cowell)

Major-General Sir Ernest Marshall Cowell KBE CB DSO TD DL FRCS (24 February 1886 – 26 February 1971) was a British military officer and surgeon. He served in the Royal Army Medical Corps during World War I and World War II and served as the director of medical services for the Allied Forces in North Africa from 1942 to 1944. He was appointed Honorary Surgeon to the King in 1944.