John Francis OWENS

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Service Number:	207
Enlisted:	28 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	1st Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Armidale, New South Wales, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Guildford, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Memorials:

28 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 207, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
18 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 207, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
18 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 207, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney
15 May 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 207, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right foot
10 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Pioneer Battalion, From 2nd Battalion
26 Jan 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 207, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to emphysema

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Son of John Francis Owens and Mary Owens of Guildford, NSW.

On 26 December 1917 John married Mabel Annie Simpkins in Parish Church, Andover, Hampshire, England. Vicar Walter Smith officiated.

Commenced return to Australia 23 September 1918 aboard HT Runic disembarking on 27 November 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney

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