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POWELL, Norman Henry Victor
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2952 |
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Enlisted: | 12 October 1915 |
Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 5th Field Company Engineers |
Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Professional Soldier (RAE) |
Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 25 July 1916 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Geelong Barwon Rowing Club Honor Roll, Geelong Christ Church Memorial Altar, Newtown Chilwell State School Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
12 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 2952, 5th Field Company Engineers | |
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24 Nov 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 2952, 5th Field Company Engineers, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
24 Nov 1915: | Embarked Corporal, 2952, 5th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
21 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 5th Field Company Engineers, France | |
25 Jul 1916: | Involvement 2952, 5th Field Company Engineers, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2952 awm_unit: 5th Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Lance Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-07-25 |
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