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Record #23517
Name :
: Charles OWEN (1896 - 1917)
  aka : Private Owen


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 17 Aug 1896

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 9 Apr 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, , London
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Thelus
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 15 Mar 1914
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Canada

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Dr. Stephenson

Agency
:
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Charles Owen.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: OWEN
Given Name: Charles
Age: 17
Sex: M
Ship: Canada
Year of Arrival: 1914
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1914-03-04
Arrival Port: Halifax
Arrival Date: 1914-03-15
Destination: Hamilton, Ontario
Comments: See also Reel C-4708, General Correspondence Files
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1b
Microfilm: T-4752
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1911 English Census records place Charles Owen as an Inmate at the Elstow School in Kempston, Bedfordshire, England. Charles was 15 years of age, born about 1896 in London, England.

Attestation papers were signed for Charles Owen on 1 Dec 1915 in Lindsay, Ontario. He was born 17 Aug 1896 in London, England. He was a Farmer at 387 Adelade Street in Toronto, Ontario at the time. His Next of Kin was Mr. Parr. a friend iin Sister Square, London, England. 5' 5 1/2" in height with brown hair and brown eyes. His religion was listed as Methodist.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that he was Killed in Action in an attack east of Neuville-Saint-Vaast, Nord Pas de Calais, France. Next of Kin was Mrs. G. A. Grigg of 29 St. James Street, Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England. He was buried in Zivy Crater, Thelus, Nord Pas de Calais, France. Plot: Panel 7. Col. 2.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56137308 
ContributorsCreated : 2014-01-13 22:11:39 / From original database

Last Updated : 2014-01-13 22:12:10 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
12189 OWEN, Alfred Seaton1918ENG, LND, Islington May 1928 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26036 OWEN, Arthur1873 Jun 1881 : Parisian CAN Middlemore  
18614 OWEN, Benjamin1901ENG,     Sep 1911 : Lake Manitoba CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
17286 OWEN, Charles1899ENG,     Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
23517 OWEN, Charles1896ENG, LDN, London Mar 1914 : Canada CAN   
6095 OWEN, Daisy1898ENG,     Aug 1909 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
25522 OWEN, Daniel1900ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
20752 OWEN, Edward1896ENG,     Aug 1908 : Tunisian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
9642 OWEN, Emily 1901ENG,     Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
23516 OWEN, Evan L1884ENG,     May 1901 : Corinthian CAN Individuals  
26085 OWEN, Florence1870 Jun 1881 : Parisian CAN Middlemore  
7138 OWEN, Fred.1864ENG,     Aug 1871 : Prussian CAN MacPherson Homes  
8407 OWEN, Herbert Alfred1896ENG, MDX, Hendon Oct 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
21918 OWEN, Hugh1896ENG,     Oct 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
23514 OWEN, James H1886ENG,     May 1901 : Corinthian CAN Individuals  
20751 OWEN, John1898ENG,     Aug 1908 : Tunisian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
12847 OWEN, Joseph1886ENG,     Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
4558 OWEN, Louise Eileen1907ENG,     May 1922 : Melita CAN Barnardos  
20516 OWEN, Mary1898 May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
4704 OWEN, Nellie1897ENG,     Feb 1904 : Bavarian CAN Louisa Birt  
26409 OWEN, Peter1921ENG,     Jul 1931 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
6590 OWEN, Phyllis1912WAL,    , Aberfan Jul 1927 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
19902 OWEN, Rose1886ENG,     Jun 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
18022 OWEN, Sarah1888ENG,     Jul 1899 : Laurentian CAN Louisa Birt  
15376 OWEN, Thomas1860ENG,     1872 : - Unknown - CAN Maria Rye  
7154 OWEN, Walter1863ENG,     Aug 1871 : Prussian CAN MacPherson Homes  
24043 OWEN, William1909ENG,     Jun 1916 : Scandinavian CAN Middlemore  
4921 OWENS, Alfred1909ENG, LAN, Liverpool Mar 1925 : Aurania CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
20018 OWENS, Christopher1870ENG,     Jun 1886 : Lake Superior CAN Barnardos  
18023 OWENS, George1887ENG,     Mar 1901 : Dominion CAN Louisa Birt  
19329 OWENS, John Arthur1904ENG,     Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
19330 OWENS, John Britton1904ENG,     Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
15712 OWENS, Louise Eileen1907ENG, LAN, Toxteth Park May 1922 : Melita CAN Barnardos Debbie Wulff  
11488 OWENS, Thomas 1908ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1923 : Montcalm CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
6027 OWENS, William1892ENG,     Oct 1904 : Bavarian CAN Barnardos  
18024 OWENS, William 1882ENG,     Apr 1900 : Cambroman CAN Barnardos  
2791 OWLETT, Albert Arthur1882ENG, KEN, Milton Jul 1894 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
2792 OWLETT, William John1883ENG, KEN, Milton Jul 1894 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
8058 OXENBURY, Sarah A.1852ENG,     Jun 1869 : Austrian CAN Maria Rye  
18312 OXFORD, Robert T1922ENG, HAM, Newport, Isle of Wight Aug 1937 : Andania CAN Waifs & Strays  
23513 OXLEY, Alfred John1893ENG, LDN, London Apr 1910 : Victorian CAN Rev. Robert Wallace  
16452 OXLEY, Frank1911ENG,     Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
12171 OXLEY, Kathleen1917ENG,     May 1928 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
11453 OXLEY, Thomas 1910ENG,    , Lytham May 1923 : Montcalm CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
10859 OXLEY, Victor Neville1887ENG, KEN, Dartford Mar 1903 : Canada CAN   
11438 OXLEY, Winifred1907ENG,    , Altrincham Sep 1923 : Montcalm CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
11148 OYLER, Edward1905ENG, SRY, Wandsworth May 1923 : Montcalm CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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