Henry John OWEN
- Born: Cir Jun 1886, Oxford, Oxfordshire 1
- Died: 15 May 1918, Asiago, Italy aged about 31 2
- Buried: Barenthal Military Cemetery, Asiago, Vicenza, Italy 3
 Another name for Henry was Harry John OWEN.
Noted events in his life were:
• Residence, 1911, Crescent Road, Cowley, Oxfordshire.
• Military Service.
Enlisting into B Coy, 1/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Service No: 6020 / 202398
• War Diary, May 1918, Asiago, Italy. 4
Three weeks in the line and in support passed without much incident, except for a raid on an enemy advanced post, in which we succeeded in bringing in a prisoner, who had an accident with a bomb and killed himself just as he was being brought into our line.
• Cemetery, May 1918, Barenthal Military Cemetery, Asiago, Vicenza, Italy. 5
Killed in Action. Buried in Plot 1. Row A. Grave 6.
Barenthal Military Cemetery is one of five Commonwealth cemeteries on the Asiago Plateau containing burials relating to this period. It contains 125 First World War burials, nine of them unidentified.
• Soldiers Died in the Great War.
Name: Harry John Owen
Birth Place: Oxford
Residence: Cowley, Oxon
Death Date: 15 May 1918
Enlistment Location: Oxford
Rank: Private
Regiment: Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
Battalion: 1/4 Battalion.
Number: 202398
Type of Casualty: Killed in action
Theater of War: Italy
• Military Award. 6
British War and Victory Medals
• Obituary, 8 Jun 1918, the Oxford Times. 7
KILLED
Pte Harry John Owen aged 31, Oxford and Bucks L.I, only son of Mrs Owen, Dossett's Orchard, Temple-Road, Cowley, was killed in action on May 15, in Italy . He joined up on March 23, 1916 . He went to St Frideswide's school, and previous to joining up was a carrier. He served in France for 1 ½ years, being sent to Italy last November. He was a keen footballer, and was a member of St fridewide's football club.
(The obituary below appeared on the front page, in the Births Deaths and Marriages section)
Owen, - Killed in action in Italy, May 15, Pte H.J. Owen, Oxford and Bucks L.I, only and dearly-beloved son of Emily Owen of Temple Road, Cowley, and of the late H.J. Owen, late of Osney, aged 31.
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