Regimental number | 821 |
Place of birth | Birchip, Victoria |
School | Birchip State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | ... |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | ..., Alfred Power, Birchip, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Battalion, G Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Died at sea |
Place of burial | At sea |
Commemoration details | Chatby Memorial, Alexandria, Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 63 |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 467 Pte Alfred Thomas POWER, 5th Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia,23 July 1918; 1515 Pte Walter James POWER, 45th Bn, returned to Australia, 15 September 1918. |
Other details |
War service: died of pneumonia on board HT 'Ascanius', 11 November 1914, en route to Egypt. Medal: British War Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, POWER Charles William |