OWEN, Charles
| Service Number: | 3160 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Manchester, Lancanshire, England, 1 March 1890 |
| Home Town: | Burwood, Burwood, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Train Conductor |
| Died: | Mitral Insufficiency, 1st Australian General Hospital, Sutton Veny, England , 17 March 1919, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Sutton Veny (St. John) Churchyard, Wiltshire, England Row K Grave No. 5, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burwood Memorial Arch, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3160, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 8 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3160, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3160, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Sydney | |
| 17 Mar 1919: | Involvement Corporal, 3160, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3160 awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1919-03-17 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 17th March…… Charles Owen was born in Newton, Manchester, Lancashire, England on 1st March, 1890.
Charles Owen, along with his 9 siblings & mother were listed as passengers on the SS Waimana which departed from London & arrived in Sydney, Australia on 21st February, 1913.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 5th August, 1915 as a 25 year old, single, Clerk (Railway Porter) from Belmore St, Burwood, NSW.
Private Charles Owen, Service number 3160, embarked from Sydney, NSW on HMAT Warilda (A69) on 8th October, 1915 with the 2nd Infantry Battalion, 10th Reinforcements.
On 14th February, 1916 Private Owen proceeded to join M.E.F. (Mediterranean Expeditionary Force) at Tel-el-Kebir. He joined 1st Training Battalion on 17th April, 1916.
He was sent to Hospital on 13th May, 1916 & admitted with VDG on 14th May, 1916 to No. 2 A.S.H. (Australian Stationary Hospital). He was transferred to No. 4 Hospital Train on 15th May, 1916 & admitted to No. 1 A.D.H. (Australian Dermatological Hospital) at Cairo on same day. Private Owen was discharged to “Quarante Details” at Abbassia on 28th June, 1916. He was discharged to duty at Details at Tel-el-Kebir on 29th June, 1916 then admitted at Ras-el-bir Convalescent Depot same day.
Private Owen embarked for Overseas from Alexandria on H. T. Arcadia on 29th July, 1916. He was taken on strength from Egypt at Perham Downs, Wiltshire, England with 1st Training Battalion on 9th August, 1916.
He proceeded Overseas to France on 5th September, 1916 & was taken on strength at Etaples on 6th September, 1916. He joined his Battalion in Belgium on 18th September, 1916.
On 12th May, 1917 Private Owen was sent sick to 2nd Field Ambulance in France & was transferred to No. 9 Casualty Clearing Station on 13th May, 1917. He was transferred & admitted to No. 3 Canadian General Hospital at Boulogne with Trench Fever on 20th May, 1917. Private Owen was transferred to No. 7 Convalescent Depot on 30th May, 1917. He was marched in from Hospital at Havre on 28th June, 1917 to 1st Australian Divisional Base Depot. He rejoined his Battalion in France on 7th July, 1917.
Private Owen was appointed Lance Corporal on 25th July, 1917.
Lance Corporal Owen was promoted to the rank of Corporal on 1st December, 1917.
He was on furlo to UK from 4th December, 1917 & rejoined his Battalion from furlo on 19th December, 1917.
Corporal Owen was reported to be still with his Unit on 19th July, 1918.
On 16th August, 1918 Corporal Owen was on leave to Paris & rejoined his Battalion on 25th August, 1918.
He was on leave to UK from 19th December, 1918 & rejoined his Battalion from leave on 10th January, 1919.
Corporal Owen was marched out from the Field ready for Return to Australia on 19th January, 1919. He was marched out to England from A.I.B.D. (Australian Infantry Base Depot) at Havre on 24th January, 1919 & disembarked at Weymouth, England on 25th January, 1919.
On 25th January, 1919 Corporal Owen was marched in to Overseas Training Brigade at Longbridge Deverill, Wiltshire then marched in to No. 1 Command Depot at Sutton Veny, Wiltshire on 21st February, 1919.
He was sent sick to 1st Australian General Hospital, Sutton Veny on 15th March, 1919 & admitted the same day with Tachycardia.
Corporal Charles Owen died at 9.30 p.m. on 17th March, 1919 at the 1st Australian General Hospital, Sutton Veny of Mitral Insufficiency.
He was buried in St. John the Evangelist Churchyard, Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England where 140 other WW1 Australian War Graves & 2 Australian WW1 Nurses are laid to rest.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/n---q.html
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