John Stanley OWEN

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Service Number:	1991
Enlisted:	20 January 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	South Yarra, Victoria, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Camberwell, Boroondara, Victoria
Schooling:	Trinity Grammar School, Kew, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Salesman
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 8 August 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey. Panel 42
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Camberwell War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

20 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1991, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
17 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 1991, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
17 Apr 1915:	Embarked Private, 1991, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne

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Son of Edward George Owen and Annie Bishop Owen nee Jones of South Yarra, Victoria.

In 1913 John won the Old Boys Champions Cup held at Trinity Grammar School, Kew, Victoria

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal