POWER, Thomas Stanislaus
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Chaplains' Department |
| Born: | Waterford, Ireland, 1879 |
| Home Town: | Malvern, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | St. Vincent's College, Castlerock |
| Occupation: | Clergyman |
| Died: | Lewisham Hospital, 30 September 1952, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium Catholic Section M2-11-1700 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Australian Army Chaplains' Department, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: Second name incorrectly recorded on roll as Stanilaus | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Australian Army Chaplains' Department, HMAT Borda, Melbourne | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Australian Army Chaplains' Department, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Australian Army Chaplains' Department, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
REQUIEM CELEBRATED FOR GALLIPOLI CHAPLAIN
The Rev. Father Thomas Stanislaus Power, C.M., who died at Lewisham Hospital on September 30, was present as a A.I.F. chaplain during the Gallipoli landing.
Born at Waterford, Ireland, in 1879, Father Power was educated at St. Vincent's College, Castlerock, and joined, the Vincentian Order in 1893. Ordained in 1899, he spent the early years of his priest hood as a missioner in England and Ireland, and In 1911 came to Australia. He enlisted in the first A.I.F. as a chaplain in 1914,and soon afterward saw service in the Gallipoli campaign. After the evacuation from the peninsula, Father Power went as chaplain to France and saw service overseas for the whole period of World War I.
On return to Australia he resumed missionary work and was engaged on missions for many years until his health failed. For some years before his death, Father Power was in poor health.
Archbishop Present
His Grace Archbishop O'Brien was present in the Sanctuary during the Solemn Requiem Mass for the repose of Father Power's soul, celebrated at St. Vincent's Church, Ashfield, last Thursday. Many Monsignori and members of the diocesan and regular clergy were present at the Mass which was celebrated by the Rev. Father R. Macken, C.M. The Rev. Fathers B. O'Hea, C.M., and L. Keenan, C.M., were Deacon and Sub-deacon at the Mass, and the Very Rev. Father J. C. Thompson, G.M., was Master of Ceremonies. Vincentian students from St. Joseph's College, Eastwood, sang the Mass. Children from the parish schools and colleges formed a guard of honor outside the church as the Last Absolutions were given by Father Macken. Father Macken also officiated at the graveside in Rookwood Cemetery. — R.I.P.
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