Owens, John Stanley –

Son of Elizabeth Owens, of 31, John Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly Private 6591, 4th/5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. On 13th September 1917 whilst in the trenches at Houplines he was victim of a gas attack and being wounded and suffering from shell shock he was taken by field ambulance to 54 Casualty Clearing Station and on to 3 Canadian General Hospital in Boulogne. Reported missing and subsequently declared to have been killed.

Personal details

  • Surname: Owens
  • Forename: John Stanley
  • Date of birth: January 4th, 1897
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 21
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: October 1st, 1918
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 242947
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: August 28th, 1915 - 1915-08-28
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Anneux British Cemetery, Nord, France
  • CWGC reference: III. D. 38.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 03/09/1915
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7i

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