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OWEN, Eric George Flanders
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2215 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 April 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 10th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | House Porter |
| Died: | Perth, Western Australia, 12 March 1959, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Anglican, Section ZK, Grave 0033 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2215, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 14 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2215, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2215, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Sydney | |
| 10 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2215, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wound to the back. Embarked for England on 23 August 1915. Rejoined Battalion at Ismalia | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 24th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 19 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , From 4th Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 22 Jul 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 2215, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George F. Owen and May H. Auld formerly Owen of Elswick Street, Leichhardt, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 23 March 1919 aboard HT Cluny Castle disembarking on 21 May 1919 at Adelaide for onward trravel to Sydney.
Spent several years travelling through SA, QLD and finally WA where he died.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c Eric married Ellen Therese Bartley in Sydney, NSW