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OWENS, Leslie John

Service Numbers:	2297, 4569
Enlisted:	10 May 1915, Penguin, Tas.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Penguin, Tas., 1891
Home Town:	Penguin, Central Coast, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 9 August 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Penguin Lodge of Peace No 7 T.C. WW1 Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

10 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2297, 15th Infantry Battalion, Penguin, Tas.
9 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 2297, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2297 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-08-09
28 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 4569, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
28 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 4569, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Clara Lette (formerly Owens), of Penguin, Tasmania, and the late James Owens