William OWENS

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Service Number:	3612
Enlisted:	29 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	58th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia, 1887
Home Town:	Wangaratta, Wangaratta, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Manager
Died:	Victoria, Australia, 8 December 1993, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Camperdown Cemetery, Cemetery Road, Camperdown, Victoria
Memorials:

29 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3612, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
5 Jan 1916:	Involvement 3612, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
5 Jan 1916:	Embarked 3612, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne
24 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, From 22nd Battalion
27 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 58th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of William Owens and Charlotte Jane Owens of Murphy Street, Wangaratta, Victoria.

Prior to enlisting William had been a member of the Camperdown Rifle Club.

Commenced return to Australia on 10 June 1919 aboard HT Port Lyttleton disembarking on 5 August 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1921c William married Ellen (Nell) Morris in Victoria