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OWENS, John Joseph
Personal Details
Service Number: | 4574 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Driver |
Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
Born: | Herberton, Queensland, Australia, 24 November 1892 |
Home Town: | Mareeba, Tablelands, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Sawyer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 22 October 1917, aged 24 years |
Cemetery: |
Menin Road South Military Cemetery Plot III, Row L, Grave 33 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mareeba War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
31 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4574, 15th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
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31 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4574, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Brisbane | |
22 Oct 1917: | Involvement Driver, 4574, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4574 awm_unit: 11th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1917-10-22 |
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Eldest son of Ada Moore and John Patrick Owens.