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OWENS, Emil
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3407 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Collingwood, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Balwyn, Victoria, Australia, 30 October 1971, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Garden of No Distant Place, All Locations 09. Cremation service held on 1 November 1971 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3407, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3407, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3407, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 11 Jun 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3407, 6th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the side | |
| 22 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3407, 6th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Benjamin Owens and Jane Owens nee Baxter of Emerald Street, Collingwood, Victoria.
Brother of Benjamin Owens who was killed in action on 5 April 1918 while serving with the 39th Battalion and is buried in the Heilly Station Cemetery, Plot 11, Row I, Grave 17.
Commenced return to Australia on 3 March 1919 aboard HT Euripides disembarking on 20 April 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1922c Emil married Ethel Eveline Williams in Victoria