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OWEN, Rossini
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3569 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 August 1915, Enlisted at Dorrigo, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Dorrigo, Bellingen, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 13 August 1965, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW |
| Memorials: | Dorrigo RSL Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3569, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Dorrigo, NSW | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3569, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3569, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 24 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3569, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left leg. Embarked for England on 9 August 1917 aboard HS Aberdonia | |
| 6 Sep 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3569, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as wounded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was given as C/- P. J. Marsden, Auctioneer, Dorrigo, NSW.
Prior to coming to Australia he was apprenticed to Elder Dempster & Company LTD, shipping lines for three years
Son of Edward Owen and Emily Owen of London, England.
Next of kin given as his sister Madeline Mable Owen C/- Mrs Atkinson, Hall Road, West Blundell, Sands, Liverpool, England.
Commenced return to Australia on 4 May 1917 aboard HT Themistocles disembarking on 4 July 1917
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal