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Official photograph card of William Owen's grave

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SubjectOwen, William William
TitleOfficial photograph card of William Owen's grave
NotesDirector of Graves Registration and Enquiries card, with photograph.

Private 3134 William William Owen, 1st Bn. Welsh Guards, was killed in action 20th September 1917, aged 41. The husband of Asneth Owen, of Pembroke House, Penygroes, Carnarvonshire, he is buried in Canada Farm Cemetery. The 1st Bn., part of the Guards Division, was taking part in the Battle of the Menin Road, third phase of the Third Battle of Ypres.
Item DateSeptember 1917 - December 1918
Creation placeCanada Farm Cemetery, Elverdinge
File typeImage
Item sourcePhotograph
Item mediumMixed
ContentOfficial document
CataloguerRichard Marshall
FilenameGWA_6175_caerscan0186.jpg
CopyrightThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
Digital repositoryThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford
Contributor NameRichard Marshall (Caernarfon Submission Day 8th May 2008)
Contributed on the behalf ofMrs R. A. Williams
Reference URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/7108