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OWENS, Eugene Michael Long
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1796 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 January 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hamilton, Victoria, Australia, 2 January 1895 |
| Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Steward |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 23 November 1956, aged 61 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Garden of Remembrance 2, Wall 8, Section 6, Niche 255 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1796, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 14 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1796, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1796, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 24 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1796, 5th Infantry Battalion, Shell shock | |
| 7 Aug 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1796, 5th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to shell shock and otitis media |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Joseph Owens and Elizabeth Owens nee Long of Charles Street, Brunswick, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 8 May 1916 aboard HT Themistocles disembarking on 19 June 1916
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1917c Eugene married Eva Hilda Smith of O'Connor Street, Chippendale and later Mytle Passmore Moody in 1932c.