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Meurig Owen (1896-1917), son of Thomas John and Annie Ellen Owen of Llugwy Cottage, Llanfairfechan and later of Neuadd Wen, The Close, Llanfairfechan. A former head scholarship boy of Friars School, Bangor, he won the Meyrick Scholarship to Jesus College, Oxford where he commenced his studies in Oct. 1914. In January 1916 he was called up to serve in the army and was killed in action at the Battle of Ypres, 31 July/1 Aug. 1917. (See XM7682 for a collection of correspondence and other papers of Meurig Owen.)