| Regimental number | 1211 |
| Place of birth | Tweed Heads, New South Wales |
| School | Tweed Heads Public School, New South Wales |
| Other training | Assistant Inpector of Stock |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Stock inspector |
| Address | Tweed Heads, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Isabella Powell, Tweed Heads, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 11th Light Horse Regiment, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/16/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A47 Mashobra on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Amman, Palestine |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Jerusalem Memorial (Panel No 58), Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 8 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Isabella POWELL, Tweed Heads, New South Wales |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 1197 Pte Ernest POWELL, 5th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 25 July 1918; 1212 Pte Charles Frederick POWELL, 11th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 16 March 1919; Cousins: 1603 Pte David Price RANKIN MM, 30th Bn, killed in action, 28 August 1918; 1943 Lance Corporal Stanley James THORBURN, 4th Pioneer Bn, died of disease, 16 March 1918. |
| Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |