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OWEN, William Whyte Stuart

Service Number:	1326
Enlisted:	28 August 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	30th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Cunningham, Ayrshire, Scotland, 1880
Home Town:	Muscle Creek, Hunter, New South Wales
Schooling:	Skerry's College, Glasgow, Scotland
Occupation:	Overseer
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dundonald War Memorial (UK), V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

World War 1 Service

28 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1326, Depot Battalion (AIF)
9 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1326, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
9 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1326, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
16 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1326, 30th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Hororata"
23 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1326, 30th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1326, 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1326, 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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