Llewellyn (Lew) OWENS MM

OWENS, Llewellyn

    Service Numbers: 457, W71034
    Enlisted: 17 October 1914, Guildford, Western Australia
    Last Rank: Sergeant
    Last Unit: 6th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
    Born: Rhyader, Wales, 6 July 1895
    Home Town: Not yet discovered
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Teamster
    Died: Katanning, Western Australia, 2 July 1972, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Pingrup Cemetery, Western Australia
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    World War 1 Service

    17 Oct 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, 457, 10th Light Horse Regiment, Guildford, Western Australia
    17 Feb 1915: Embarked Private, 457, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Surada, Fremantle
    17 Feb 1915: Involvement Private, 457, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Surada embarkation_ship_number: A52 public_note: ''
    1 Aug 1915: Involvement 457, 10th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Left Alexandria for Gallipoli. Suffered a hernia and transferred back to Heliopolis for hospital treatment.

    Middle East Area of Operations Service

    11 Apr 1918: Wounded 457, Imperial Camel Corps
    15 Oct 1918: Honoured Military Medal, Awarded for bravery in the field

    World War 1 Service

    8 Aug 1919: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 14th Light Horse Regiment
    16 Oct 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 457, 14th Light Horse Regiment

    World War 2 Service

    19 Apr 1942: Enlisted Sergeant, W71034, 6th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
    19 Apr 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, W71034

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