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OWEN, Robert John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1722 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 August 1915, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 8 February 1892 |
| Home Town: | Nambour, Sunshine Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 31 May 1967, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Columbarium 12, Section 11. |
| Memorials: | Nambour Maroochy Shire Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1722, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD | |
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| 4 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1722, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1722, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Sydney | |
| 21 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 11th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 17 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 1722, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Wound to the left leg fracturing the tibia. Embarked for England on 28 December 1917 aboard HS Warilda | |
| 2 Sep 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 1722, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 1st Military District as wounded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Alfred Owen and Mary Jane Standke formerly Owen nee Sellers of 'Painter's Creek', Nambour, QLD.
Commenced return to Australia on 17 June 1918 aboard HT Matatua disembarking on 15 August 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal