Regimental number | 787 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Waverley, New South Wales |
School | Waverley Public School |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Address | Inverness Avenue, Penshurst, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, R S Powe, Inverness Avenue, Penshurst, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Light Horse Regiment, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/17/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1788 Corporal Norman V POWE, 3rd Battalion, 4th Reinforcements. |
Other details | Enlisted 2 January 1915, embarked June 1915. Service in Egypt, Gallipoli (three months). Contracted illness and returned to Australia in March 1916. |