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Ernest Samuel POWELL

Regimental number2723
Place of birthClarendon South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressHarrogate, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinMother, Mrs Harriet Powell, Harrogate, South Australia
Enlistment date27 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name50th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/67/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on 23 October 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll2783
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll50th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 30 June 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death10 February 1961
Age at death73
Place of burialCentennial Park Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia

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