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William Lewis POWELL

Regimental number1034
Place of birthPetersburg South Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationRailway employee
AddressHawker's Road, Medindie, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinMother, Mrs. A. Powell, Hawker's Road, Medindie, South Australia
Enlistment date4 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Light Horse Regiment, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/8/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 23 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Machine Gun Squadron
FateDied of disease 26 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialPort Said War Memorial Cemetery (Row H, Grave No. 18), Egypt
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
4
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Annie POWELL, 22 Hawker's Road, Medindie, South Australia. Native of Peterborough, South Australia
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsAddress incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Menindie, South Australia.

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