Regimental number | 1755 |
Place of birth | South Melbourne, Victoria |
School | Middle Park State School, Victoria |
Other training | Swimming |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Blacksmith |
Address | 42 Hopetoun Street, Elsternwick, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 6.75" |
Weight | 139 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Mr Benjamin J Powell, 4 Villiers Street, Elsternwick, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for enlistment on account of teeth) |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 57th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/74/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death | 24.4 |
Place of burial | "Y" Farm Military Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 3), Bois-Grenier, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 168 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Benjamin and Laura POWELL; husband of Mildred POWELL, 42 Hopetoun Street, Elsternwick, Victoria. Native of South Melbourne, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 59th Bn, Ferry Post, 24 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presumed Buried In No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, POWELL Clarence
Red Cross File No 2190206 |