Rifleman

John Owen

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Andrin and Jean Owen, of 33, Gairbraid Avenue, Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Casualty

Service Number: 
51494
Name:
John Owen
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Strawbridge (friend), 100 Denbigh Street, Feilding, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Stud groom
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 3 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
09 December 1917
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
38
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
12 June 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 86
Vessel:
Maunganui
Destination:
Plymouth, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XXVII. D. 14.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
John Owen
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