William Alfred OWENS

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Service Number:	1713
Enlisted:	14 February 1916, Enlisted at Hamilton, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	58th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Carapook, Glenelg, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Merino, Victoria, Australia, 1957, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Carapook Church Roll of Honor, Carapook State School Roll of Honour

14 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1713, 60th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Hamilton, Victoria
4 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 1713, 60th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
4 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 1713, 60th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne
11 Nov 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, From 60th Battalion
12 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1713, 58th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the thigh ans genitals. Embarked for England on 24 October 1917 aboard HS Western Australia.
29 Jun 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1713, 58th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding

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Son of John Owens and Emily Owens nee Franklin of Carapook, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 16 March 1918 aboard HT Wiltshire disembarking on 1 May 1918

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1920c William married Irene Mary Cotter in Victoria