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OWENS, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7526 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 April 1917, Enlisted at Bunbury, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Solop, Shropshire, England, 1879 |
| Home Town: | Bunbury, Bunbury, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Apr 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7526, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Bunbury, WA | |
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| 29 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 7526, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 7526, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Borda, Fremantle | |
| 10 Dec 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 44th Infantry Battalion, In France | |
| 15 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7526, 44th Infantry Battalion, Gassed. Invalided to England on 27 May 1918 | |
| 12 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7526, 44th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to effort syndrome |
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Next of kin given as his sister Jane Roberts of Richmond Terrace, Greenhayes Manchester, England later of Charles Street, Bunbury, WA. Next of kin later changed to his sister-in-law E. Judes of Brook Street, Coventry, Shropshire, England
On 29 January 1916 George enlisted and was based at 47 Depot with number 1872 and discharged on 5 April 1916 due disciplinary reasons.
Commenced return to Australia on 4 December 1918 aboard HT Somerset disembarking on 26 January 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal