James Morton OVENS

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Service Number:	18414
Enlisted:	11 December 1916, Enlisted at Moore Park, NSW
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	Australian Flying Corps (AFC)
Born:	Boorowa, New South Wales, Australia, 21 October 1895
Home Town:	Bathurst, Bathurst Regional, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Salesman
Died:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 2 February 1962, aged 66 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld ANZ-9-9-64. Grave is unmarked
Memorials:

11 Dec 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 18414, Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Moore Park, NSW
2 Aug 1917:	Involvement Driver, 18414, Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: ''
2 Aug 1917:	Embarked Driver, 18414, Field Company Engineers, HMAT Miltiades, Sydney
21 Mar 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 8th Field Company Engineers, In France
14 Mar 1919:	Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC)
23 Jan 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Address at the time of enlistment was Bathurst, NSW.

Son of Thomas Ovens and Mary Ovens nee Euston via Bathurst of Esrom, NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 1 November 1919 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on 15 December 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1922c James married Doris C. Seymour in Paddington, NSW.