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OWENS, Llewellyn

Service Numbers:	457, W71034
Enlisted:	17 October 1914, Guildford, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	6th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
Born:	Rhyader, Wales, 6 July 1895
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Teamster
Died:	Katanning, Western Australia, 2 July 1972, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Pingrup Cemetery, Western Australia
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

17 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, 457, 10th Light Horse Regiment, Guildford, Western Australia
17 Feb 1915:	Embarked Private, 457, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Surada, Fremantle
17 Feb 1915:	Involvement Private, 457, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Surada embarkation_ship_number: A52 public_note: ''
1 Aug 1915:	Involvement 457, 10th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Left Alexandria for Gallipoli. Suffered a hernia and transferred back to Heliopolis for hospital treatment.

Middle East Area of Operations Service

11 Apr 1918:	Wounded 457, Imperial Camel Corps
15 Oct 1918:	Honoured Military Medal, Awarded for bravery in the field

World War 1 Service

8 Aug 1919:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 14th Light Horse Regiment
16 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 457, 14th Light Horse Regiment

World War 2 Service

19 Apr 1942:	Enlisted Sergeant, W71034, 6th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
19 Apr 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, W71034

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