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OWEN , Edward Edgar
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1800 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1915, Ararat, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Allendale, Victoria, Australia, 17 October 1881 |
| Home Town: | Allendale, Hepburn, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Alexandria, Egypt, 25 August 1915, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1800, Ararat, Victoria | |
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| 14 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1800, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1800, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 26 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1800, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Wounded Private, 1800, 7th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Bomb wound (both arms) | |
| 19 Aug 1915: | Wounded Private, 1800, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Bomb wound (right foot) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"PRIVATE E. E. OWEN.
Pte E. E. Owen, who was killed at the Dardanelles was 34 years of age. He was a native of Wallacetown, Allendale, and was well known in the football field and sporting circles, being greatly liked by his comrades. He left Victoria with the 4th reinforcements of the 7th Battalion, 2nd Brigade. His mother is Mrs. 0. M. Owen, of Wallacetown, and for her and the other relatives much sympathy is felt." - from the Ballarat Courier 25 Sep 1915 (nla.gov.au)
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