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Charles POWLEY

Regimental number347
Place of birthBoweya, nr Glenrowan, Victoria
SchoolHigh School, Wangaratta, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationBlacksmith
AddressBoweya, via Glenrowan, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, Boweya, via Glenrowan, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A20 Hororata on 19 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 25 April 1915
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Date of death incorrectly entered on Nominal Roll as 25 April-2 May 1919.
Place of death or woundingAt the landing, Gallipoli, Turkey
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialNo. 2 Outpost Cemetery (Special Memorial No. 32), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
51
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward and Arabella POWLEY, Boweya, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrother: 348 Pte John Hall POWLEY, 7th Bn, returned to Australia, 31 October 1915.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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