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OWEN, Harold John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 15428 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 February 1916, Enlisted at Brunswick, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 7th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Camberwell, Victoria, Australia, 5 May 1975, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Banksia, Wall J, Niche 299 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Brunswick, Victoria | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 15428, Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 15428, Field Company Engineers, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 8 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 7th Field Company Engineers, At Etaples. | |
| 29 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 15428, 7th Field Company Engineers, Remained on duty | |
| 14 Jun 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, Citation reads:- On the night of 11th/12th June during the consolidation following the attack on enemy trenches in front of Morlancourt an effort was being made to put wire across a trench running out from our front towards the enemy's lines. A party of eight sappers twice attempted to carry out the work but each time were driven off by Machine Gun fire at short range. On volunteers being asked for Sapper Owen crawled out with two others to do the job. Time after time as they attempted to carry on they were driven to earth. For over an hour the locality was constantly subjected to bursts of Machine Gun fire at short range the machine gun bullets many times knocking sparks off the wire and pickets that the sappers were handling. Throughout this incident Sapper Owen set an exceedingly fine example of courage and determination and it was very largely due to his energy and gallantry that the obstacle was erected. | |
| 6 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 15428, 7th Field Company Engineers, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frank Owen and Florence Owen nee Smith Holmes Street, East Brunswick, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 1 August 1919 aboard HT Argyllshire disembarking on 22 September 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1923 Harold married Helena Doris Leiste in Victoria