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a soldier of the border regiment
remembered with honour

Lonsdale Battalion Roll of Honour

Full Name	John James Owens
Rank (highest)	Sergeant
Service Number	16435
Company	D Company
Battalion	11th Battalion (Lonsdale)
Regiment	Border Regiment
Enlisted / Commissioned	13 November 1914 / Workington, Cumberland
Theatre(s) of War	France and Flanders
Born	Seaton, Cumberland
Nationality	English
Former Employment	Miner
Spouse(s)	Florence Owens / The Mount, Camerton, Cumberland
Casualty Type	Commonwealth War Dead
Died	10 July 1917
Age	31 Years
Cause of Death	Killed in action
Burial Type	Memorial
Reference Number	Border Regiment Panel
Resting Place	Nieuport Memorial Commemorated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Coordinates	Latitude: 51.13708 / Longitude: 2.75563
Additional Memorial(s)	Also commemorated on the Camerton Churchyard Memorial
Commemorative Scroll	Yes / click here

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