Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Grave: | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery | E. 33. | |
| 2. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 37B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | Mentioned in Despatches | ||
Family :
Frederick was the youngest son of Jessie Owens of 3 Highfield Road, Walton Park in Liverpool, and the late John Oswald Owens.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 1/9 The King's (Liverpool Regiment) |
1/9th (Battalion August 1914 : in Everton Road, Liverpool. Part of South Lancashire Brigade, West Lancashire Division. 13 March 1915 : landed at Le Havre and trsnsferred to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division. 12 November 1915 : transferred to 3rd Brigade in same Division. 7 January 1916 : transferred to 165th Brigade, 55th (West Lancashire) Division. 1 Febuary 1918 : transferred to 172nd Brigade, 57th (2nd West Lancashire) Division. |
| Action : Natural Causes |
Natural causes is attributed those deaths due to causes that were not directly associated with the war. Included in this are wartime deaths resulting from, for example, theSpanish Influenza pandemic and its associated pneumonia problems and other attributions such as age and exhaustion. It also groups those who through Post Traumatic Stress committed suicide as a result of their experiences.
Detail :
Major Frederick Gordon OWENS Died 4th October 1918, aged 32. Major Frederick Owens arrived with the 5th Battalion on Christmas Eve 1917, from the 9th Battalion of the Liverpool Regiment. Having served in the battalion throughout the battles and skirmishes of 1918, he died from Influenzal Bronchial Pneumonia on the 4th October 1918, at 44 Stationary Hospital in Kantara, aged 32. He was twice Mentioned in Despatches.
Probate OWENS Frederick Gordon of 3 Highfield-road Walton Liverpool major 9th battalion King's Liverpool regiment died 4 October 1918 at Kantara Egypt Administration London 16 July to Jessie Owens widow. Effects £682 19s.
He is buried in grave E33 at the Kantara War Cemetery.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Princes No. 2316 E.C. | Lancashire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
18th November 1912 | 20th January 1913 | 17th February 1913 |
Listed as a 32 year old Cotton Agent resident in Liverpool. 4 years of war service is recorded in the contribution register of the lodge, followed by "Died 4th Oct. 1918."
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley