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OWENS, Samuel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 51 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 February 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Liverpool, England, 4 November 1888 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Barman |
| Died: | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 13 January 1933, aged 44 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Warrnambool Public Cemetery, Victoria |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 51, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 51, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 51, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 3 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 51, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Shell wounds to the right knee and foot. Embarked for England on 18 May 1917 aboard HS Esquibo | |
| 13 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 51, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to neurasthenia |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Owens and Margaret Owens of Cleavland Street, Birkenhead, England.
Husband of Vera Owens nee Willsher of Tidworth, Hants (Hampshire), England. Samuel and Vera married on 20 February 1918 in the Wesleyan Church, Tidworth, England. Minister A.E. Raw officiated.
Commenced return to Australia on 6 January 1919 aboard HT Takada disembarking on 11 February 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal