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OWEN, Clarence Meredith
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4282 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 August 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Windsor, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Windsor, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Electrical Engineer |
| Died: | Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 16 December 1974, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Banksia, Wall D, Niche 474. Cremation service was held on 19 December 1974 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4282, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 29 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 4282, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 4282, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 18 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4282, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4282, 8th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Severe wound to the legs. Invalided to England on 22 September 1918 | |
| 30 Aug 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4282, 8th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Oscar Meredith Owen and Alice Mary Owen nee Chisholm of Albert Street, Windsor, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 16 June 1919 aboard HT Ormonde disembarking on 1 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1923c Clarence married Agnes Eleanor Hull in Victoria.