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POWELL, Clarence
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1755 |
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| 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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1755, Depot Battalion | |
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| 4 Apr 1916: | Involvement 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 Private, 1755, 57th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 1755, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :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 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 57th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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.
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