POWELL, Leonard
| Service Number: | 2041 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 August 1914, Parkville, Tas. |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia, 20 July 1892 |
| Home Town: | New Norfolk, Derwent Valley, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Carter |
| Died: | Natural causes, General Hospital, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 25 October 1950, aged 58 years |
| Cemetery: |
Carr Villa Memorial Park, Tasmania Monumental, Section C3, 346 |
| Memorials: | Hobart Tasmanian Government Railways Great War Roll of Honour, Invermay Tasmanian Government Railways Great War Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 2041, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Parkville, Tas. | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Driver, 2041, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Driver, 2041, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Geelong, Hobart | |
| 31 Jan 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 2041, 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Charles POWELL of 80 Elphin Road, Launceston, Tas.
MR. L. POWELL
LAUNCESTON, Thursday. --
Funeral services for the late Leonard Powell, who died at the General Hospital yesterday, were held at the home of his mother (Mrs. Powell), and at the Carr Villa cemetery this afternoon. Mr. Powell was the second son of Mrs. E. and the late Charles Powell, of 71 Abbott street, Launceston. He was born at Ulverstone 58 years ago, and educated at Devonport and Deloraine. He entered the employ of the Tasmanian Government railways, from which he enlisted in the first world war.
He embarked in the first troop ship to leave Australia, and took part in the historic landing at Gallipoli. Later he served in Egypt, Belgium and France, and saw four and a half years of active service.
At the outbreak of the Second World War, he again enlisted, and served as corporal attached to the Heidelberg Military Hospital until his final illness.
Chief mourners were: Messrs. Albert, Reg. and Lindsay Powell, brothers; E. H. Churcher, A. J. Taylor and J. Tattersall, brothers in-law.
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