William OWEN

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Service Number:	717
Enlisted:	4 May 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	18th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Surry Hills, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Poulterer
Memorials:

4 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 717, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
25 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 717, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
25 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 717, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
7 Sep 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 717, 18th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as service no longer required

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Next of kin given as a friend A. Wind of Crown Street, Surry Hills, NSW later changed to his step mother Annie Smith of Brown Street, St. Peters, NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 16 July 1920 aboard HT Baramah disembarking on 7 September 1920

Medals: Not eligible for medals due to being frequently absent without leave.

Address in 1933 was HM Prison, Number 2 Division, Brisbane, QLD as an inmate.