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Owen Mead
Major General Owen Herbert Mead CBE, DSO (24 January 1892 – 25 July 1942) was an officer in the New Zealand Military Forces who served during the First and Second World Wars. Born in 1892, Mead joined the New Zealand Expeditionary Force following the outbreak of the First World War. He participated in the Gallipoli Campaign and served on the Western Front. After the war he joined the New Zealand Staff Corps and held a number of staff positions in the military. During the Second World War he commanded the Pacific Section of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, which was responsible for the defence of Fiji. He went missing, presumed killed, on 25 July 1942, when the aircraft he was a passenger in was lost at sea while en route to Tonga. He was the highest ranked New Zealand soldier to lose his life while on active service during the war. ==Early life== Owen Mead was born in Dunedin, New Zealand on 24 January 1892. After completing his education at Marlborough High School,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Notable Alumni )〕 he joined the Territorial Force in 1911. Upon the outbreak of the First World War, Mead volunteered for the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) which was being raised for service overseas.
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