Erling Kneebone OWEN

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Service Number:	2136
Enlisted:	23 May 1916, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	41st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Capetown, South Africa, 1885
Home Town:	Maclean, Clarence Valley, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Campsie, New South Wales, Australia, 1957, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

23 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2136, 41st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW
7 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 2136, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: ''
7 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 2136, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane
9 Jul 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2136, 41st Infantry Battalion, Wound to the head and thorax. Embarked for England on 29 July 1917
28 Jan 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2136, 41st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as wounded

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Son of William John Owen and Clara Owen of Capetown, South Africa.

Husband of Lillie Owen of Church Street, Maclean, Clarence River, NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 18 October 1917 aboard HT Beltana disembarking on 10 December 1917 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

In 1934 Erling was residing in Grafton, NSW