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OWENS, Thomas Craig Hunter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 14442 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 July 1916, Enlisted at Enoggera, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Army Medical Corps (AIF) |
| Born: | Townsville, Queensland, Australia , 12 February 1878 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Ambulance Bearer |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 25 September 1959, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 14442, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Enlisted at Enoggera, QLD | |
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| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 14442, Army Medical Corps (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 14442, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HMAT Itonus, Brisbane | |
| 1 Sep 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 14442, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Discharged at tne 1st Military District as medically unfit due to deafness in both ears |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Owens and Mary Owens nee Hunter of Townsville, QLD.
Husband of Alice Owens nee Grant of Guly Street, Brisbane South, QLD. Thomas and Alice married on 2 February 1899 in QLD.
In 1915 Thomas enlisted but was sentenced by the DCM for six months and to be discharged but it was later remiitted and he was re-attested in 1916
Commenced return to Australia on 23 May 1917 aboard HT Ayrshire disembarking on 19 July 1917 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane
Medal: British War Medal