POWELL, John
| Service Number: | 4273 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 16 October 1887 |
| Home Town: | Merewether, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Merewether, Cooks Hill Superior, Tighes Hill and the Newcastle South Public Schools, New South Wales, AustraliaNSW |
| Occupation: | Wheeler |
| Died: | Merewether, New South Wales, Australia, 1 January 1955, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW CONGREGATIONAL-2CNE. 36. |
| Memorials: | Merewether Memorial Gates, Merewether Public School Roll of Honour, Tighes's Hill Methodist Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4273, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 4273, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 4273, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 2 Jan 1919: | Honoured Military Medal, Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 1 Probably during the German Spring Offensive 1918. No recommendation on AWM identified | |
| 12 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4273, 13th Infantry Battalion, 2nd MD |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Served bravely during The Great War, now resting at Sandgate Cemetery.
67 years ago today, on the 3rd January 1955, Private John Powell (M.M.), 13th Battalion (Reg No-4273), wheeler (Newcastle Coal Mining Company, A Pit), from Wilton Street, Merewether, New South Wales, was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 67. CONGREGATIONAL-2CNE. 36.
Born at Sydney, New South Wales on the 16th October 1887 to Rees and Catherine Powell, John enlisted August 1915 at Newcastle, N.S.W.
Admitted to hospital 22.5.1917 (trench fever).
Awarded Military Medal 12.5.1918.
John returned home May 1919, being discharged on the 12th July 1919.
Mr. Powell’s name has been inscribed on the Merewether (Mitchell Park) Memorial Gates (unveiled on the 12th March 1921, 322 names originally inscribed, 44 Fallen, 335 names now inscribed, 51 Fallen), Merewether Public School Roll of Honor, Cooks Hill Superior Public School Roll of Honour, Tighes Hill Public School Honor Roll, Tighes Hill Methodist Church Roll of Honour and the Newcastle South Public School Roll of Honour.
I have placed poppies and a 1914-1919 WAR label in remembrance of John’s service and sacrifice for God, King & Country.
Older brother William Henry (18th Battalion, Reg No-5391, born 1885, died 7.2.1936, Sydney, N.S.W., Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance) also served 1st A.I.F.
Contact with descendants would be greatly appreciated.
Lest We Forget.
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