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OWEN, John Richard
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1664, 1662 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 January 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria. Service number altered from 1662 to 1664 prior to embarking |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carnarvon, Wales, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sailor |
| Died: | Died of wounds - abdomen, At sea on board HS Gascon, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 20 June 1915, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Chaplain L. Warner officiated Panel 42, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1664, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria. Service number altered from 1662 to 1664 prior to embarking | |
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| 19 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1662, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1662, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 20 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1664, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1664 awm_unit: 14 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-06-20 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Richard David and Mary Owen od Wales. Next of kin given as his sister Mary Hudson Owen of 8 Harringate Avenue Liverpool, England, also brother of Augusta Margaret Owen
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal