William Owen OWEN MM

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Service Numbers:	4774, 4774A
Enlisted:	10 February 1916
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	13th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Redbank, South Australia, Australia, 23 October 1886
Home Town:	Alexandra, Murrindindi, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Mill Hand
Died:	Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 1952, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Alexandra Cemetery, VIC
Memorials:

10 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4774, Depot Battalion
4 Apr 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4774, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
4 Apr 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4774, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
25 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Light Horse Regiment
10 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4774A, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Embarked BEF Ex Alexandria Egypt - to Marseilles France
7 Jul 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment (XXII Corps)
4 Dec 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 13th Light Horse Regiment
21 Jan 1919:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4774A, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Reverts to sub rank of L/Cpl
31 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4774A, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Discharge from service - Demobilisation

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Unfortunately due to what appears to be incomplete records, we do not know when and why Lance Corporal Owen earned his Military Medal.