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POWELL, Norman Henry Victor

Service Number:	2952
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 All Saints Church Honour Roll, Newtown Chilwell State School Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

12 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 2952, 5th Field Company Engineers
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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