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OWENS, James Clage Hunter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3945 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 March 1917, Enlisted at Brisbane, Q:D |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 4 April 1875 |
| Home Town: | South Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 7 May 1938, aged 63 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Annerley Stephens Shire Council Residents Honour Board 2 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3945, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, Q:D | |
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| 13 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 3945, 4th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 3945, 4th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 3 Jan 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3945, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to varicose veins |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Owens and Mary Owens nee Hunter of Townsville, QLD
On 18 March 1911 James married Annie Maria Allen of Sidon Terrace, Sidon Street, South Brisbane, QLD
Commenced return to Australia on 31 October 1917 disembarking on 19 November 1917 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane
Medal: British War Medal