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OWENS, Charles Attwell James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2243 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 July 1915, Place of enlistment - Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Traralgon, Victoria, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Traralgon, Latrobe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Gormandale and Traralgon Primary Schools |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 30 September 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Templeux-le-Guerard Communal Cemetery Extension Row B, Grave 27 Headstone Inscription "IN MEMORY OF MY DEARLY LOVED SON" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2243, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Place of enlistment - Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 14 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2243, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Embarked on HMAT 'A68' Anchises, Melbourne on 14th March 1916. | |
| 11 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment (XXII Corps) | |
| 28 Oct 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2243, 58th Infantry Battalion, Gassed, rejoined unit on 20th August 1918. | |
| 15 Sep 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 58th Infantry Battalion | |
| 30 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2243, 58th Infantry Battalion, Died of wounds received in action. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Charles and Lavinia OWENS, of Jeeralong North, Victoria, Australia. Born at Traralgon, Victoria.
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