John James OWEN

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Service Number:	2695
Enlisted:	11 February 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Towyn, Wales, England, 1876
Home Town:	Port Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Driver
Died:	Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, March 1945, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Interred on 20 March 1945
Memorials:

11 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2695, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
18 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 2695, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: ''
18 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 2695, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Karroo, Melbourne
19 Jul 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2695, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to lumbago

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Place of birth given as Towyn, England now spelt Tywyn, Wales. Son of Lewis Owen and Mrs Owen nee Morgan of Tywyn, Wales.

Husband of Isabella Blanche Owen nee Duncan of Bay Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria. John and Isabella married during 1899c in Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 15 April 1918 abard HT Marathon disembarking on 12 June 1918

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal