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Owen Leslie LLEWELLYN

Regimental number5371
Place of birthWallaroo, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressMonreith, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 5.5"
Weight116 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Florence A Llewellyn, Monreith, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date24 May 1916
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 12 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 5 November 1917
Discharge date25 March 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Wounded in action (gun shot wound, right leg and foot: severe), 30 April 1917.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Themistocles', 5 November 1917; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 25 March 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No S213019,
Date of death19 June 1963
Age at death72
Place of burialCentennial Park Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, LLEWELLYN Owen Leslie

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