Virtual War Memorial | William Thomas OWEN

William Thomas OWEN Update Details

If you confirm that you want to proceed with the update, this record will be locked for editing by all other users until you have finished. You will have 7 days to complete your changes before they will be automatically submitted.

Do you want to proceed?

OWEN, William Thomas

Service Number:	5484
Enlisted:	12 January 1916, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	54th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, 1874
Home Town:	Cowra, Cowra, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Sleeper Cutter
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 7 December 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

World War 1 Service

12 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5484, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW
14 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 5484, 2nd 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, 5484, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
3 Aug 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion, From 2nd Battalion
7 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 5484, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5484 awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-12-07

Help us honour William Thomas Owen's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.

Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Thomas Samuel Owen and Annie Owen of Bathurst, NSW

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal