Clarence POWELL

POWELL, Clarence

Service Number: 1755
Enlisted: 12 February 1916
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 59th Infantry Battalion
Born: South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, April 1892
Home Town: Elsternwick, Glen Eira, Victoria
Schooling: Middle Park State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Blacksmith / Engineer
Died: Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery: Y Farm Military Cemetery, Bois-Grenier
Row C, Grave 3
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Elsternwick Great War Roll of Honor
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World War 1 Service

12 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1755, Depot Battalion
4 Apr 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1755, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
4 Apr 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1755, 57th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
19 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1755, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1755 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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Biography contributed by VWM Australia

Pte Clarence Powell enlised 12th February 1916 and was dead by 19th July 1916. He had been in the service of the AIF for barely 6 months. 

His remains were found and identified in 1926 along with many others in a mass grave in the neighborhood of Fromelles. Identification was made by means of a knife handle bearing his name and unit.

Pte Powell had attempted to join the AIF previously but had been knocked back due to bad teeth. He was a champion swimmer of his local swimming club.

He was survived by his wife Mildred A Powell. 

Lest We Forget. 

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