Richard OWENS

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Service Number:	2323
Enlisted:	24 August 1914, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	3rd Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 9 January 1889
Home Town:	Charters Towers, Charters Towers, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Memorials:

24 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 2323, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Townsville, QLD
25 Sep 1914:	Involvement Gunner, 2323, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Rangatira embarkation_ship_number: A22 public_note: ''
25 Sep 1914:	Embarked Gunner, 2323, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Rangatira, Brisbane
11 Mar 1915:	Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 2323, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at Melbourne, Victoria due to disciplinary reasons

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Son of J. Owens of Tower Street, Charters Towers, QLD.

Commenced return to Australia on 5 February 1915 aboard HT Kyarra disembarking on 11 March 1915

Not eligible for medals

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