William Henry OWENS

OWENS, William Henry

    Service Number: 874
    Enlisted: 18 January 1916, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 3rd Pioneer Battalion
    Born: Nambour, Queensland, Australia, 8 August 1890
    Home Town: Mount Morgan, Rockhampton, Queensland
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Miner
    Died: Nambour, Queensland, Australia, 15 August 1969, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Nambour Garden Cemetery, Qld
    Memorials: Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company Honour Roll
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    World War 1 Service

    18 Jan 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 874, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD
    6 Jun 1916: Involvement Private, 874, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
    6 Jun 1916: Embarked Private, 874, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne
    6 Jun 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 874, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Wound to the knee. Embarked for England on 21 June 1917 aboard HS Brighton
    26 Mar 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 874, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Second occasion. Gassed.
    20 Aug 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 874, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of William Owens and Sarah Ann Owens nee Perran of East Street, Extended, Mount Morgan, QLD.

    Commenced return to Australia on 20 May 1919 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on 4 July 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane

    Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

    On 22 October 1919 William married Olive Mary Ann Blow in QLD.

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