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OWEN, Ernest Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5608 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Windsor, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Windsor, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Ashwood, Victoria, Australia, 3 July 1973, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Banksia, Wall D, Niche 228. Cremation service held on 5 July 1973 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 5608, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement Driver, 5608, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked Driver, 5608, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 15 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , From 1st Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 3 Nov 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 5608, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Shell wound to the left leg. Invalided to England on 7 November 1917 | |
| 10 Sep 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 5608, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 3rd Military District as wounded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Owen and Amy Elizabeth Owen nee Todd of Vine Street, Windsor, Victoria.
Brother of William Mackie Owen who returned to Australia on 8 June 1919 having served with the 3rd Field Artillery Brigade.
Commenced return to Australia on 24 January 1918 aboard HS Dunluce Castel then transhipped at Cape Town on 16 February 1918 to HS Karoola disembarking on 10 March 1918
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c Ernest married Emily Deasy in Victoria