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OWENS, Maxwell
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5427 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 August 1915, Enlisted at Warwick Farm, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glebe, New South Wales, Australia, 25 June 1880 |
| Home Town: | Yarrabandai, Forbes, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Customs Officer |
| Died: | Manly, New South Wales, Australia, 24 March 1938, aged 57 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW Commemorated with a plaque in the NSW Garden of Remembrance |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5427, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Warwick Farm, NSW | |
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| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5427, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5427, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 20 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion, From 1st Battalion | |
| 1 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5427, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Shell shock. Embarked for England on 11 November 1916 aboard HS Formosa | |
| 17 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5427, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Gassed. Invalided to England on 18 May 1918 | |
| 15 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5427, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to gassing |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Owens and Charlotte Theresa Owens nee Glass of Glebe.
Address at the time of enlistment was given as 'Obianto', Hooper Street, Randwick, NSW
Brother of James Richard Owens who died bronchial pneumonis on 27 October 1917 while serving with the 1st Pioneer Battalion and is buried in the Sutton Veny (St. John) Churchyard 291A. C. 17.
Husband of Dreda Frances Owens nee Bartlett C/- Mrs. Bartlett Yarrabandai, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 20 November 1918 aboard HT Suevic disembarking on 5 January 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal