Lieutenant Colonel Robert Haylock Owen

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Ranks Held	Lieutenant Colonel, Lieutenant
Birth Date	1862-01-07
Birth Place	Australia: New South Wales, Wollongong
Death Date	1927-04-05
Death Place	United Kingdom: England, Devon
Final Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Service	Colonial Military Forces
Unit	New South Wales Contingent - Sudan
Places	Devon Wollongong
Conflicts/Operations	First World War, 1914-1918 Sudan, 1885
Gazettes	Published in London Gazette in 1915-11-05 Published in London Gazette in 1915-11-08 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1916-01-27 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1916-01-27

Rolls

Honours and Awards:

Unit

3rd Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Lieutenant Colonel

London Gazette

08 November 1915 on page 11026 at position 4

Commonwealth Gazette

27 January 1916 on page 157 at position 35
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

Unit

3rd Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Lieutenant Colonel
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

Unit

3rd Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Lieutenant Colonel
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

Unit

3rd Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Lieutenant Colonel
First World War Embarkation Roll:

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Lieutenant Colonel
Pre First World War Conflicts Nominal Rolls:

Unit

New South Wales Contingent - Sudan

Conflict

Sudan, 1885

Rank

Lieutenant
First World War Nominal Roll:

Unit

3rd Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Lieutenant Colonel
Honours and Awards:

Unit

3rd Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Lieutenant Colonel

London Gazette

05 November 1915 on page 11002 at position 43

Commonwealth Gazette

27 January 1916 on page 156 at position 75

Timeline

Date of birth	07 January 1862
Date of enlistment	24 February 1885
Date of embarkation	03 March 1885
Date of return	23 June 1885
Date promoted	20 August 1914	Appointed to Lieutenant Colonel.
Other	1914-08-20 - 1915-05-15	Commanding Officer of 3 Battalion.
Date of enlistment	19 September 1914
Date of embarkation	20 October 1914
Other	1915-05-15 - 1915-05-20	Temporary Commanding Officer of the 1st Infantry Brigade.
Other units	20 May 1915	Rejoined 3 Battalion.
Date returned to Australia	08 October 1915
Date returned to Australia	08 October 1915
Other	04 May 1916	AIF appointment terminated.
Date of death	05 April 1927

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