Private

Charles James Owen

MiD (WW2)

Awards

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of William Owen and of Ann Elisa Owen (nee Brennan), of Wanganui, Wellington. New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
64606
Name:
Charles James Owen
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mr V. Owen (brother), Waripori Street, Berhampore, Wellington, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
27 Carlton Gore Road, Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Storeman
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Executed by Japanese whilst a prisoner of war
Date of Death:
15 October 1942
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
40
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Reference: 
Panel 2.
Cemetery Location: 
New Caledonia
Charles James Owen
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