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OWENS, Francis Patrick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 60568 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 May 1918, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW) |
| Born: | Molong, New South Wales, Australia, 15 July 1879 |
| Home Town: | Surry Hills, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, 17 December 1935, aged 56 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Monumental 2, Row 8, Grave 2862. May have been reclaimed |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 May 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 60568, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 4 Sep 1918: | Involvement Private, 60568, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Bakara embarkation_ship_number: A41 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Sep 1918: | Embarked Private, 60568, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), HMAT Bakara, Sydney | |
| 6 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 60568, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Patrick Owens and Emily Owens nee Millgate of Molong, NSW.
Husband of Susan Mary Owens nee Kelly of Bourke Street, Surry Hills, NSW. Francis and Susan were married during 1904c in Sydney, NSW.
Disembarked on 25 October 1918 at Sierra Leone due to illness re-embarking on 22 December 1918 for return to Australia aboard HT Saxon disembarking on 1 February 1919
Medal: British War Medal
In April 1920 Francis re-enlisted as A.M.F. Instructional Staff