Owen (Bill) OWENS

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Service Number:	4177
Enlisted:	22 November 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Carlton, Victoria, Australia, May 1882
Home Town:	Notting Hill, Monash, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Market Gardener
Died:	Caulfield Repatriation Hospital, Victoria, Australia, 28 September 1930, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Oakleigh Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic, Grave 0126
Memorials:

22 Nov 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4177, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
7 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 4177, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
7 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 4177, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne
4 Apr 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4177, 24th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to chronic bronchitis

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Son of David Owens and Mary Owens nee Gallagher of Ferntree Gully Road, Notting Hill, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 10 January 1918 aboard HT Corinthic

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal