Regimental number | 2893 |
Place of birth | Narromine, New South Wales |
School | Cootamundra Convent School, Cootamundra, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Cootamundra, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 6' 1.5" |
Weight | 152 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, C Power, Cootamundra, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets and in the Citizen Military Forces.. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
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: Charles and Georgina POWER, 201 Rockey Point Road, Kogarah, New South Wales. Native of Narromine, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 1st Bn, Tel el Kebir, 6 January 1916. Transferred to 53rd Bn, 13 February 1916; taken on strength, Tel el Kebir, 14 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Now, 25 August 1916, declared 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 2190708: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills 10.10.19.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, POWER William Henry
Red Cross File No 2190708 |