POWLEY, John Hall
| Service Number: | 348 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, An original of C Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Boweya, Victoria, Australia, 10 November 1892 |
| Home Town: | Boweya, Wangaratta, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Wheelwright |
| Died: | 1944, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Bowyea State School No 2488 Roll of Honor, Wangaratta Fire Brigade World War 1 Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 348, 7th Infantry Battalion, An original of C Company | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 348, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 348, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Wounded in action at the Landing Anzac 25 April 1915, shrapnel left ankle. Shot through the wrist at Lone Pine on the 7 August 1915, returned to Australia 31 October 1915, bullet wound right arm.
Brother 347 Private Charles Powley 7th Battalion killed in action 25 April 1915.
Extract from letter from Jack Powley to home, regarding his brother Charles, "He was shot close to me on the beach when we were landing. No words can tell how broken hearted I am, and, my darling ones, do try and bear this awful blow for the sake of me, his lonely brother, for his home now is a bright and lovely one with God in Heaven. It is a hard task to tell of his death but he had no pain at all. He was shot through the head. I knelt down beside him and said 'good-bye' but he did not answer."
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