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OWEN, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3224 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 August 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Army Medical Corps (AIF) |
| Born: | Gaiman, Argentina, South America, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Moora, Moora, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Moora District Hospital, Moora, Western Australia, 1930, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Moora WWI Honour Wall |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3224, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 18 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3224, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3224, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Fremantle | |
| 19 Sep 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3224, 28th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the jaw and tongue. | |
| 12 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Army Medical Corps (AIF), From 28th Battalion | |
| 3 Jan 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3224, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Discharged at the 5th Military District as wounded |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Owen and Catherine Owen nee Hughes of Gwalia Farm, Welsh Settlement, near Moora, WA.
Commenced return to Australia on 27 September 1917 aboard HT Suevic disembarking on 12 November 1917
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal