“About five o’clock yesterday afternoon the dead body of William Charles Owen, a sapper in the 25th Company, Royal Artillery, was found in the harbour at Wanchai. It is not yet known how the deceased, who was 30 years of age, got into the water. He had been missing from barracks since midnight on the 17th inst., and from all appearances his body had been in the water two or three days. An inquest will be held.”
Source: Hong Kong Daily Press, page 2, 22nd April 1897
“YESTERDAY afternoon, about five o’clock, the dead body of Sapper William Charles Owen, 25th Company, Royal Artillery, was found in the harbour at Wanchai. Deceased was 30 years of age and had been missing from barracks since midnight on the 17th April. It is not known how the deceased got into the water, but appearances show that the body had been in the water for two or three days.”
Source: The China Mail, page 2, 22nd April 1897
“At about 5 p.m. yesterday the dead body of Saper C. Owens R.E., was found floating in the water near MacGregor Barracks. The unfortunate man was last seen on Saturday night when he left the Barracks and informed a comrade that he was going to the Soldiers’ Home to have a read. Deceased, who was about 30 years of age, was a native of Slough, in Buckinghamshire, and arrived here a year ago in the steamer Teucer. He was not of intemperate habits, but for some time past he has been in bad health and had grown very depressed and low-spirited. An inquest was dispensed with and deceased was buried with military honours this afternoon.”
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He was buried in Section 5 &…
He was buried in Section 5 & 19 at the Hong Kong Colonial Cemetery in Happy Valley, Hong Kong on the afternoon of 22nd April 1897