Illustrated Chronicle 1916
Margaret Allison records that in 1911 he lived on 4th Avenue, Ashington, and that he was aged 55 years when he died.
Colin Boyd has supplied the following:
George was born on August 30th 1892. He was working as a miner living with his father, Samuel at 59, Fourth Row, Ashington when he enlisted in the Royal Naval Division on November 10th 1914.
He joined the Hawke Battalion on March 10th 1915 and served until August 22nd 1915 when he was hospitalised with Enteritis.
George rejoined the Hawke Battalion in France on February 8th 1916 and was posted as missing assumed died of wounds on November 13th 1916.
He was the brother of Thomas who also died.
George Owens is remembered in Ashington on A17.01 (A17.27), A17.08 and A17.43
