Regimental number | 3894 |
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
School | Christian Brothers School, Skipton Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Machinist |
Address | Nyora, George Street, Kensington, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 4.25" |
Weight | 130 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, E Power, Nyora, George Street, Kensington, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the Senior Cadets; 1 year in 7th Engineers, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, Fromelles, France |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 22), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 170 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edmund and Isabella POWER, 42 Ormond Street, Kensington, Victoria. Native of Ballarat, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 59th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 28 February 1916. Transferred to 60th Bn, 15 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 1780107: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills 10.10.19.' Statement, 2719 Pte J. CLANCY, B Company, 60th Bn, 28 February 1917: 'Pte. T.E. Smith , B. VII, and Pte. F. Peacock, B. VII, both told me they saw his dead body lying out during the charge at Fleurbaix on 19th. July. They told me this the night of the charge.' Second statement, 2950 Pte A. MORGAN, 60th Bn, 20 July 1917: 'Whilst I lay wounded on the 19th July at Fleurbaix, I noticed lying near me about three yards away, the above named Casualty. I crawled over to ask him for a drink, but when I touched him I found he was dead. I took away his water bottle.' Third statement, 3928 Pte SMITH, 60th Bn [3928 T.E. SMITH, 59th Bn?], 10 May 1919: 'Killed at Fleurbaix. Company were going over the top at the time. Power was killed by a machine gun bullet through the head - killed outright. He was left in No Man's Land.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, POWER Albert Patrick
Red Cross File No 2190511 |