William Patrick OWENS

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OWENS, William Patrick

Service Number:	50
Enlisted:	21 August 1914, Enlisted at Morphettville, SA
Last Rank:	Staff Sergeant
Last Unit:	3rd Field Company Engineers
Born:	Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Locmotive Driver
Memorials:	Broken Hill Barrier District Roll of Honour, Broken Hill Silverton Tramway Employees Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

21 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 50, 3rd Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Morphettville, SA
22 Sep 1914:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 50, 3rd Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
22 Sep 1914:	Embarked Lance Corporal, 50, 3rd Field Company Engineers, HMAT Geelong, Melbourne
16 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, 50, 3rd Field Company Engineers, Discharged in London, England. Unit demobilised

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of John M. Owens and Mary Owens of Pell Street, Railway Town, Broken Hill, NSW.

Served a three year apprenticeship with the Silverton Tram Co., NSW

On 14 August 1919 William married Marie Josephine Burgess in Catholic Church, The Green, Feltham, England. William John Campling, Roman Catholic Priest and Harry Gale, Registrar, officiated.

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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