Sydney OWEN

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Service Number:	2598
Enlisted:	17 May 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	57th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Birmingham, England, 1886
Home Town:	South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Essendon, Victoria, Australia, 9 February 1959, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Cremation service held on 11 February 1969. Garden Of Remembrance 3 Wall Niches, Section 1, Wall J, Niche 205
Memorials:

17 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2598, 57th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
25 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 2598, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
25 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 2598, 57th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne
11 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2598, 57th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left arm, later amputated. Embarked for England on 13 August 1918
5 Mar 1921:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2598, 57th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to amputation

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Son of Frederick Owen and Sarah Ann Owen nee Spittle of Birmingham, England.

Prior to coming to Australia Sydney had served in the Lancashire Fuseliers for about four years

Husband of Magdalena K. Owen nee Rau of Murphy Street, South Yarra, Victoria. Sydney and Magdalena married during 1916c

Commenced return to Australia 22 August 1919 aboard HT Anchises disembarking on 7 October 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Post war Sydney was employed byt the Department of Supply and Development, Melbourne, Victoria and a member of the Limbless Soldiers Association.