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Nigel Edward POWELL

Regimental number6136
Place of birthBrisbane Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBaker
AddressNerang, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Ann Powell, Nerang, Queensland
Enlistment date5 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A75 Marathon on 27 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll26th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 24 May 1918
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialRibemont Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 3), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
108
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Arthur and Mary POWELL, Nerang, Queensland. Native of Toowong, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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