Griffith Henry OWEN

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Service Number:	2369
Enlisted:	29 January 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	4th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Nant Gwynant, Wales, England, 1891
Home Town:	Nagambie, Strathbogie, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia, 8 November 1970, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Shepparton Public Cemetery, Victoria Presbyterian, Row D, Grave 51a.
Memorials:	Nagambie War Memorial, Nagambie War Memorial

29 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2369, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
18 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 2369, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Itria embarkation_ship_number: A53 public_note: ''
18 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 2369, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Itria, Melbourne
30 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 2369, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Place of birth spelt Nant Gwynant, Wales. Attestation paper has it spelt Nautguynnaut.

Son of Robert Owen and Kathleen Owen of Plasgwynent Lodge, Beddgelert, Carnarvonshire, Wales, England.

Address at the time of enlistment was given as C/- A. Baxter of Nagambie, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 18 July 1919 aboard HT Takada disembarking on 7 September 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1921c Griffith married Doris Florence Lillian Smith in Victoria