David Humphrey OWENS

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Service Number:	5192
Enlisted:	14 December 1915, Enlisted at Stanwell, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Blackstone, Queensland, Australia, 5 September 1892
Home Town:	Wolfram, Tablelands, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Hairdresser
Died:	Due to war service, Queensland, Australia, 9 November 1920, aged 28 years
Cemetery:	Wolfram Cemetery Commemorated with a plaque in the QLD Garden of Remembrance
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mareeba Woothakata Shire Roll of Honor

14 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5192, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Stanwell, NSW
1 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 5192, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
1 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 5192, 1st Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Sydney
22 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5192, 1st Infantry Battalion, Wound to the chest.
9 Apr 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5192, 1st Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the leg
12 Dec 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5192, 1st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as wounded

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Son of Owen Owens and Margaret Jane Owens nee Humphreys of Wolfram Camp, QLD.

Commenced return to Australia on 16 July 1917 aboard HS Kanowna disembarking on 13 September 1917 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal