Arthur Regan POWNALL MM, MM*

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Service Number:	5345
Enlisted:	16 June 1915, Perth
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	15th Field Ambulance
Born:	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 26 November 1891
Home Town:	North Perth, Vincent, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Natural causes, Nedlands, Western Australia, 9 October 1977, aged 85 years
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Roman Catholic-Lawn 8-0525
Memorials:	Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Bendigo Marist Brothers College Great War Honour Roll

16 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5345, 1st Australian Convalescent Depot, Perth
22 Jul 1915:	Involvement Private, 5345, 1st Australian Convalescent Depot, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
22 Jul 1915:	Embarked Private, 5345, 1st Australian Convalescent Depot, HMAT Orsova, Fremantle
14 May 1919:	Honoured Military Medal, "The Last Hundred Days", For courage and leadership on 2 September 1918 near Peronne where he led and carried with his squad of Bearers, for the whole day through a heavy machine gun and shell barrage, thus steadily evacuating cases to the Relay Posts from RAP as well as brining wounded from Peronne under heavy shell fire.
23 Jul 1919:	Honoured Military Medal and bar, "The Last Hundred Days", For courage and devotion to duty at Bellicourt on 29 September and night of 29/30 September 1918 when he carried wounded continuously under heavy shell fire, both H.E. and Gas, also machine gun fire for 36 hours. Setting a fine example of leadership, many casualties both Australian and American were evacuated to the Wagon Loading Post.
23 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5345, 15th Field Ambulance

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