May 6, 1899

Born in Mariposa Township, Victoria County, Ontario to John Wesley and Mary Ann (nee Wells) Owens

Jan 21, 1916

Attested into the 109^th Battalion CEF in Woodville, Ontario

Ø  Number 725584

Ø  Next of kin given as John W. Owens, father, Woodville, Ontario

Ø  Previous occupation given as Harness Maker

Ø  No previous military experience given

Ø  Religion given as Methodist

Ø  Assigned to “C” Company

Jun 10, 1916

Appointed to the provisional rank of Lance Corporal

Jul 23, 1916

Embarked the SS Olympic in Halifax, Nova Scotia

 
Shown on the Embarkation Roll with the rank of Private

Jul 31, 1916

Disembarked in Liverpool, England and proceeded to the Bordon Camp, near Longmoor, Hampshire

Aug 16, 1916

The battalion moved to Bramshott to continue training

Oct 5, 1916

Transferred to the 21^st Battalion

Oct 6, 1916

Arrived at the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in the Rouelles Camp, Havre, France as part of a draft of 917 reinforcements from England and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21^st Battalion

Oct 24, 1916

Admitted to the No. 7 Canadian Stationary Hospital in Havre with a diagnosis that reads Tonsillitis

Oct 29, 1916

Placed in the isolation unit of the No. 2 Canadian General Hospital and the diagnosis was changed to read Mumps

Nov 26, 1916

Transferred to the No. 4 Convalescent Depot in Havre to continue his recovery

Dec 12, 1916

Discharged from hospital to duty with the base depot in Havre and posted to “A” Company for those recovering from wounds and illness

Dec 22, 1916

After leaving the base depot, he joined the 2^nd Canadian Entrenching Battalion in Hersin

Feb 26, 1917

After leaving the entrenching battalion, Private Owens joined the 21^st Battalion in the front-line trenches west of Vimy Ridge, France

May 29, 1917

While on a working party near Vimy Ridge repairing the Communication Trench system, Private Owens went missing in action.  It was later determined that he had been killed on this date, however his remains were never found.  As such his name is commemorated on the Canadian National Vimy Memorial, Vimy Ridge, France for those killed in France during WW1 and have no known grave

  
Following the war the British War Medal, Victory Medal and Memorial Cross were sent to his mother, Mrs. Mary Owens, Woodville, Ontario

 
The Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny) and Scroll were sent to his father at the same address

Sidney George Owens is honoured on the Woodville, Ontario War Memorial