James Richard OWENS

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Service Number:	4217
Enlisted:	4 April 1917, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 4 January 1874
Home Town:	Glebe, New South Wales
Schooling:	Balmain School, , New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Carter
Died:	Bronchial pneumonia , Military Hospital,Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England, 27 October 1917, aged 43 years
Cemetery:	Sutton Veny (St. John) Churchyard, Wiltshire, England Plot 291A, Row C, Grave 17. Captain Shaw officiated. Headstone inscription reads: Nearer my God to thee nearer to thee
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Glebe Roll of Honor

4 Apr 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4217, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
16 Jun 1917:	Involvement Private, 4217, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
16 Jun 1917:	Embarked Private, 4217, 1st Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney

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Son of James Owens and Charlotte Owens nee Whitton of North Street, Leichhardt, Sydney, NSW.

Husband of Caroline Simpson Owens nee Smith of Mount Vernon Street, Forest Lodge, NSW. James and Caroline married during 1906c in Sydney, NSW.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal