Richard William OWEN

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Service Number:	179
Enlisted:	27 March 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train
Born:	Criccieth, Wales, 7 November 1889
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Seaman
Died:	Daw Park, South Australia, 26 July 1963, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Derrick Garden of Remembrance, Path 24, Grave 717
Memorials:

27 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 179, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
4 Jun 1915:	Involvement 179, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: ''
4 Jun 1915:	Embarked 179, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, HMAT Port Macquarie, Melbourne
24 Jul 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 179, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, Discharged at the 4th Military District, unit demobilised
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Driver, 179

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Address at the time of enlistment was given as Cannington Street, Adelaide, SA. Employed by Mr. Ellis of Convent Garden Resturant, Adelaide, SA

Son of William Owen, St Bernard House, Criccieth, Carnarvonshire, Wales.

Commenced return to Australia on 29 May 1917 aboard HT Bulla disembarking on 6 july at Melbourne for onward travel to Adelaide

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Residential address at the time of death was Myrtle Bank, SA

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