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POWELL, George John Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 754 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Barraba, New South Wales, Australia , date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Somerton, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 14 November 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France, Warlencourt British Cemetery, Warlencourt-Eaucourt, Arras, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 754, 19th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 754, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 754, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 26 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 19th Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 19th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Nov 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 19th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Served under alias George John Thomas
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