Regimental number | 1212 |
Place of birth | Tweed Heads New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Store assistant |
Address | Tweed Heads, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
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 | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 1211 Pte Claude POWELL, 11th Light Horse Regiment, killed in action, 1 May 1918; 1197 Pte Ernest POWELL, 5th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 25 July 1918; 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 |