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OWEN, Arthur James Balfour
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2183 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 January 1917, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Llanybether, Wales, 23 March 1898 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Ellesmore College, Shropshire, England |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | New Zealand, 6 November 1971, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Archer Street Cemetery, Masterton District, Wellington, New Zealand Lawn A-X, Row V, Plot 14 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2183, Camel Corps, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 3 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 2183, Camel Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Karmala embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 3 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 2183, Camel Corps, RMS Karmala, Sydney | |
| 9 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd ANZAC Battalion, Imperial Camel Corps, From re-enforcements | |
| 1 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 15th Light Horse Regiment, From 3rd Camel Battalion | |
| 31 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 9th Light Horse Regiment, From 15th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 16 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2183, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 2nd Military district |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Caleb Owen of Llanfanfare Vicarage, Breekonshire, Wales.
Commenced return to Australia on 10 July 1919 aboard HT Oxfordshire disembarking on 17 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1921c Arthur married of Edith Annie Owen nee Schofield in New Zealand