Son of James and Margaret Ann Owen, of Station Road, Blackrod, Lancashire. Of 108, Tanners’ Brow, Blackrod, Lancashire. Enlisted June 1915.
Owen, James –
Personal details
- Surname: Owen
- Forename: James
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Blackrod, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Blackrod, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 22
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: June 11th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 1st (Regular) Battalion.
- Service number: 21302
- Regiment: Lancashire Fusiliers
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Horwich, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Scot Lane End School Great War Memorial - Blackrod
- St. Katharine's C.E. Church WWI Memorial - Blackrod
- CWGC Memorial: Auchonvillers Military Cemetery, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: II. A. 16.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 11/06/1915 23/06/1916 04/08/1916
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g 6e* 7a*