Simcoe, 1 Nov 1921 -- Major
A. A. Winter this morning received notification of his appointment
as lieutenant-colonel of the Norfolk Rifles and his first act upon
receiving promotion was to order a military funeral for the Simcoe
war veteran Frank Cowell [sic], who died yesterday afternoon.
The deceased went overseas
with the 133rd Regiment. He will be buried at Oakwood Cemetery on
Thursday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock. A firing party will be selected
at the G.W.V.A. rooms or the commander's office to-night at 8
o'clock. Sergt. Tees will be in charge.
Lieut.-Col. Winter succeeds
Lieut.-Col. L. F. Aikin [sic] as commanding officer of the
Norfolk Rifles.
