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OWEN, George Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1289 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 14th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Granville, New South Wales, Australia, July 1881 |
| Home Town: | Wickham, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Furnaceman |
| Died: | Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 11 May 1933, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Plot 14, Zone D, Grave 215 |
| Memorials: | Cook's Hill Superior Public School , Wickham "Citizens of Wickham" Volunteers Honour Roll, Wickham Public School Great War Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1289, 30th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1289, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1289, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 18 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 14th Field Ambulance | |
| 29 Jun 1917: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), 19/20 July 1916 stretcher bearing at Fromelles. | |
| 6 Oct 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 14th Field Ambulance | |
| 10 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 1289, 14th Field Ambulance |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Edward Owen and Isabella Owen of Granville, NSW.
Husband of Elizabeth Maud Owen nee Nicholson of Union Street, Wickham, Newcastle, NSW. George and Elizabeth married during 1904c in Wickham, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 28 February 1919 aboard HT Anchises as nursing staff disembarking on 13 April 1919 at Melbourne then travel to Sydney by boat.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal