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OWEN, Charles
Personal Details
| Other Name: | OWEN, Charles Edward |
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| Service Number: | 1955 |
| Enlisted: | 31 January 1916, Casula, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Daylesford, Victoria, Australia, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Bruthen, East Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | War related injuries, Bairnsdale District Hospital, Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia, 24 November 1931 |
| Cemetery: |
Bruthen New Cemetery |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1955, 59th Infantry Battalion, Casula, NSW | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1955, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1955, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
On Tuesday last Mr. Charles Edward Owen, a returned soldier resident of the Bruthen district, died in the Bairnsdale District Hospital. The funeral which was in the hands of Messrs Holford and Craig, Bainrsdale, took place at the Bruthen cemetery yesterday. Members of the Bruthen brnach R.S.S.I.L.A. were the coffin bearers, and the coffin was draped with the Union jack. Rev. A.E. Clark (Bruthen) conducted the burial service. Mr Owen had been in indifferent health ever since his return from the war.
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