Regimental number | 5764 |
Place of birth | New Norcia, Western Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Fireman |
Address | Midland Junction, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Catherine Powell, Koojan Siding, Midland Junction, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Moora, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 3764 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Catherine POWELL |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Sick to hospital, 21 May 1917; transferred to England, 28 June 1917, and admitted to Bath War Hospital, 29 June 1917 (pleurisy, left effusion). Proceeded overseas to France, 5 December 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 12 December 1917. Taken on strength, 32nd Bn, 12 March 1918. Appointed Lance Corporal, 11 June 1918. Wounded in action, 8 August 1918 (gun shot wound, back); admitted to Fort Pitt Hospital, Chatham, 23 August 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Somali', 1 June 1919; disembarked Fremantle, 8 July 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Perth, 22 August 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. Note: Form B103 missing from file; only sketchy details available. |
Miscellaneous details | See 2426 Henry James POWELL for first period of service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 41 |
Place of burial | Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, POWELL Henry Joseph James |