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OWENS, Llewellyn
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 457, W71034 |
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| 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: | Guildford, Swan, Western Australia |
| 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 Grave 17 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 457, 10th Light Horse Regiment, Guildford, Western Australia | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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) | |
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| 19 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, W71034 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of J.H. Owens of Carisbrook, Isle of of Wight, England
Commenced return to Australia on 8 August 1919 aborad HT Katoomba disembarking on 15 September 1919
Medals WW1: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Isabella Owens nee Deacon. Llewellyn and Isabella married during 1928c in Katanning, WA.
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