
| Regimental number | 12/3119 |
| School | King's College (1896-1900) |
| Address | Waikino |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Owen, Hepburn Street, Ponsonby, Auckland |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
| Place of burial | Bertrancourt Military Cemetery (Plot 2, Row B, Grave No 4), France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Anne Owen, 'Norwood', 54 Great South Road, Remuera, Auckland |
| Medals |
Military Medal 'During the operations east of St Julien on 4 October 1917, Private Owen carried despatches from Brigade Headquarters at Capricorn Keep to Matha House and Battalion Headquarters at Kansas House and Cluster Houses under very heavy shell and machine gun fire. He frequently volunteered for duty when it was not his turn to go out, and showed a courage and devotion to duty which was very marked.'
Source: 'London Gazette' |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Seventh |
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