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Timothy POWER

Regimental number330
Place of birthBogan Tungan, Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationStoreman
AddressQueen's Hotel, Longreach, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Height5' 5.5"
Weight132 lbs
Next of kinBrother-in-Law, Herbert Wm. Weaver, Avenue Road, Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 July 1915
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name31st Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/48/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 9 November 1915
Two ships sailed from Melbourne carrying men from the 31st Battalion Headquarters and Companies A, B, C, and D: HMAT A62,'Wandilla', on 9 November 1915, and HMAT A41, 'Bakara', on 5 November 1915.
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll31st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 20 July 1916
Place of burialAnzac Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 6), Sailly-Sur-La-Lys, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
119
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Melbourne, 9 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 7 December 1915.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916.

Killed in action, 20 July 1916.

Buried New Cemetery, near Sailly-sur-La-Lys, by Reverend J. J. Kennedy, 20 July 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, POWER Timothy

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