OWENS, John Henry William
| Service Numbers: | 1716, 1716A |
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| Enlisted: | 16 April 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Mildura, Mildura Shire, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in action, France, 26 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1716, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 16 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 1716, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 1716, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 26 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 1716A, 21st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1716A awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-26 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
John Henry William Owens was one of four sons of Benjamin and Jane Owens of Collingwood, Victoria, who served in the AIF during WW1. His brother Benjamin Owens 39th Battalion AIF, was killed in action on 5 April 1918.
Two other brothers Emil Owens 6th Battalion and David Owens 13th Light Horse Regiment returned to Australia in 1919.
John married Ethel May in 1915 and he was the father of a small girl called Bonnie Mildura Owens when he enlisted. He served on Gallipoli for three months and was reported missing at Mouquet Farm on 26 August 1916. He was confirmed as killed on that date later in 1917.