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OWENS, David
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 564 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 January 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 13th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Collingwood, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 22 October 1968, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria South side of 4th Ave Wall Niches, Wall 1, Section 1, Niche 13. Service held on 24 October 1968. Commemorated in the Victoria Garden of Remembrance. |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 564, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 28 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 564, 13th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 28 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 564, 13th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
| 4 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 564, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Benjamin Owens and Jane Owens nee Baxter of Blanch Street, Collingwood, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 4 July 1919 aboard HT Durvegan Castle disembarking on 23 August 1919.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal