William T. Owen Military person

Lieutenant Colonel William Taylor Owen (27 May 1905 – 29 July 1942) was an Australian Army officer who served during the Second World War. A survivor of the Battle of Rabaul, he was killed in action leading the 39th Battalion during the Kokoda Track campaign.

Personal facts

William T. Owen
Birth dateMay 27, 1905
Birth place
Nagambie , Australia , Victoria (Australia)
Date of deathJuly 29, 1942
Place of death
New Guinea , Kokoda

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Military person

award
Mentioned in dispatches
Distinguished Service Cross (United States)
military operations
World War II
Kokoda Track campaign
Battle of Rabaul (1942)
military branch
Australian Army
military command39th Battalion
service numberVX45223

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