Lt. Colonel Arthur Owen Vaughan DSO OBE DCM (6 September 1863 – 15 October 1919) also known by his bardic name Owen Rhoscomyl was an English-born writer, soldier and Welsh nationalist. Born as Robert Scourfield Mills in England, Owen Rhoscomyl was influenced by his Welsh grandmother and became a notable patriot to Wales and its history.
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