Sir William Francis Owen (1899-1972)

Abstract

Sir William Francis Langer Owen (1899-1972), judge, was born on 21 November 1899 at Hunters Hill, Sydney, only son and youngest of three children of (Sir) Langer Meade Loftus Owen, a Sydney-born barrister, and his wife Mary Louisa, née Dames Longworth, who came from Ireland. William was educated at Tudor House, Moss Vale, and Sydney Church of England Grammar School (Shore). He ran away from school and enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 31 December 1915, claiming to be aged 18. Show more