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John Joseph OWENS

Regimental number4574
Place of birthMount Albion, North Queensland
SchoolState School, Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationSawyer
AddressMareeba, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs A McGaw, Mareeba via Cairns, Queensland
Enlistment date6 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 31 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Division Artillery
FateKilled in Action 22 October 1917
Place of death or woundingYpres, Belgium
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialMenin Road South Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row L, Grave 33), Ypres, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
17
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Ada McGRAW (formerly OWENS) and the late John OWENS
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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