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Thomas Thornton POWELL

Regimental number5159
Date of birth14 September 1879
Place of birthValley, Brisbane
SchoolState School, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTimber getter
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation36
Next of kinMother, Mrs H L Powell, Brisbane Road via Gympie, Queensland
Enlistment date28 October 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll28 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on 31 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll47th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 21 November 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Date of death21 November 1916
Age at death32
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialSunderland (Ryhope Road) Cemetery (Block 6, Plot A, Row 12175, Grave No. C), Durham
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
144
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Helena POWELL, Brisbane, Queensland
Other detailsSon of Charles Henry and Helena Louisa Powell

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