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Pte. Enoch Owen

British Army 23rd Btn. Manchester Regiment

from:Llandudno

(d.27th Jul 1916)

Enoch Owen was born into a family of 9 children, only 4 boys survived to adulthood and all 4 entered the Army to serve in WW1. Enoch was my Great Uncle, he was also the eldest and being under 5 foot 3 inches tall he entered the 23rd Manchester Bantam Regiment. He served in France and on the 27th July 1916 he died from wounds received in the Battle of the Somme and is buried in Abbeville Communal Cemetery, France, he was 32 years old. I have a copy of his 'Informal Will' written just 3 months before his death while 'In actual military service'. His Mother, Sarah Owen had inscribed on his gravestone 'He had one life and that he gave all in exchange for a Soldier's grave'. His 3 brother's (including my Grandfather) all survived.



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