Source: SS Caronia Passenger Manifest. 1919.
Family Search: When Private Charles Bruno Owen was born on 17 February 1890, in Willesden, London, England, United Kingdom, his father, Charles Wesley Owen, was 31 and his mother, Mary Owen, was 27. He married Emily Alice Miriam Rainer on 9 August 1920, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Willesden, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years and Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in 1931. He died on 4 February 1974, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, at the age of 83, and was buried in St. John’s Anglican Cathedral Cemetery, Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
This man enlisted with the 124th Battalion on 10 January 1916 at Toronto, Ontario.
He was a biscuit maker following the Anglican faith and lived in Toronto at the time of his enlistment.
He arrived in England on 18 August 1916 and was transferred for active combat duty on 10 October 1916 and arrived “in the field” on 5 March 1917.
He served with the 18th Battalion and was granted two 14-day leaves to the United Kingdom during his wartime service.
He served the rest of the war with the 18th and was discharged due to demobilization on 24 May 1919 at London, Ontario.






