Lawrence Moore Cosgrave
Canadian military officer and diplomat · Canada · On the map · Politicians · Lived 1890 to 1971 · aged 80
Colonel Lawrence Vincent Moore Cosgrave, was a Canadian soldier, author, diplomat and trade commissioner. He was the Canadian signatory to the Japanese Instrument of Surrender at the end of World War II.
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Cosgrave with John McCrae, 1912-1918
From right to left: Cosgrave, Alan Brooke, Edward Morrison and Andrew McNaughton during the First World War
Cosgrave signing the Japanese Instrument of Surrender aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on 2 September 1945
The Japanese Instrument of SurrenderAwards
About this person
Country
Canada
Category
Politicians
Type
Public Official
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1890 to 1971 · aged 80
