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Joanna1
15-04-2008, 7:38 AM
General Sir John Owen K.C.B. Royal Artillery Does anyone know anything about this man who would be my third cousin. He was my grandmother’s cousin who gave her away in 1911 at St Mary’s Abbots Church Kensington.
Does anyone know what K.C.B. stands for? Why or how did he get his title Sir? What battles did he fight in? Did he fight in the Boer War and the First World War how did he die? Was he married? Did he have children? Any information would be much appreciated. Regards Joanna

Ladkyis
15-04-2008, 8:39 AM
You could start looking for information about him here

http://www.army.mod.uk/rahistoricalsociety/index.htm

There should be something about him in the history of the RA

K.C.B is Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

More information here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Bath

The very first thing I do when I am looking for something on the interenet is use a search engine like Google. It took me ages to get used to doing it but it really is worth trying. That's how I found both these websites. I try with lots of different words and if there are more than one word I put the phrase in inverted commas.

Joanna1
16-04-2008, 6:01 AM
You could start looking for information about him here

http://www.army.mod.uk/rahistoricalsociety/index.htm

There should be something about him in the history of the RA

K.C.B is Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

More information here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Bath

The very first thing I do when I am looking for something on the interenet is use a search engine like Google. It took me ages to get used to doing it but it really is worth trying. That's how I found both these websites. I try with lots of different words and if there are more than one word I put the phrase in inverted commas.


Thank you this is interesting, 'K.C.B is Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath' which I dont know what it means but will try and find out; all hints of how to use Google which is I agree is amazing once one gets into a hit.

Sue Mackay
16-04-2008, 7:57 AM
all hints of how to use Google which is I agree is amazing once one gets into a hit.

See
http://www.british-genealogy.com/forums/showthread.php?p=141567#post141567

Sue Mackay
16-04-2008, 8:09 AM
Quite a bit on General Sir John Fletcher Owen and his family has been posted recently on Joanna's other thread at

http://www.british-genealogy.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28562

keith9351
16-04-2008, 9:42 AM
Sue

Just to let you know I e-mailed Joanna re General Sir John Fletcher Owen Obituary which had a brief roundup of his military service. His only active service was the Zulu wars at the Battle of Ulundi.

Keith