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Norman POWELL

Regimental number608
Place of birthLongreach, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSub overseer
Addressc/o G Nixon, 360 Elizabeth Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, W Powell, Globe Hotel, Colombo, Ceylon
Enlistment date26 August 1914
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 5 July 1916
Other detailsEnlisted in the Australian Naval & Military Expeditioanry Force, Rabaul, New Guinea, 22 Fenruary 1921 under the name 2031 John William FIELD.
Miscellaneous detailsTrue name: Bertram Estcourt WATKINS; see also 7243 Jack Wilton Sanders FIELD for second period of enlistment

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