Sidney OWEN

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Service Number:	3436
Enlisted:	6 January 1917, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	54th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Middlewich, England, 1891
Home Town:	Darlinghurst, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Engine Driver
Memorials:

6 Jan 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3436, 54th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
24 Jan 1917:	Involvement Private, 3436, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
24 Jan 1917:	Embarked Private, 3436, 54th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney
24 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3436, 54th Infantry Battalion, Gassed. Embarked for England on 9 October 1917 aboard HS West Australian
1 Sep 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3436, 54th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the left forearm
12 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3436, 54th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit

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At the time of enlistment Sidney was residing Burke Street, Darlinghurst, NSW.

Son of Charles Owen of Clayford, Middlewich, Cheshire, England.

Commenced return to Australia on 6 January 1919 aboard HT Takada disembarking on 11 February 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney

Medals:British War Medal, Victory Medal