We remember Henry James Owen

We remember Henry James Owen

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Timeline

Timeline

1890
birth Source:8807967 1890
1918
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:3352707 16th July 1918
1918
dates Age 28 Source:8807967 24th August 1918
service British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers 16th Battalion Source:8807967
1918
death Killed in Action On 24 Aug 1918 the RWF crossed the River Ancre and assaulted the German positions at La Boiselle where Henry was killed by German machine gun fire. Mametz Wood, Somme France Source:3352707 Source:9629531 Source:8807967 24th August 1918
burial Ovillers Military Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France XIII. D. 7. Source:8807967

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Henry James
Initials HJ
Last Name Owen
Source 3352707
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Royal Welsh Fusiliers 16th Battalion Second Lieutenant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Ellen Owen mother
Captain Thomas Owen father

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Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Yvonne27542
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Yvonne27542
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Selena49658

External Evidence

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Welsh War Memorial Project Cathy137073

Multimedia

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Henry Selena49658
Barclays Bank - We Will Remember Them James201
Detail Page from Barclays Bank Book of Remembrance James201
London & Provincial Bank memorial poster James201
Original London and Provincial Bank Memorial James201

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