Sydney John POWELL

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Service Numbers:	2371, 2371B
Enlisted:	13 September 1916, Claremont, Tas.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Westbury, Tas., 1897
Home Town:	Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Blacksmith
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 8 October 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Launceston Cenotaph, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)

13 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2371, 40th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tas.
21 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 2371, 40th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
21 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 2371, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Melbourne
8 Oct 1917:	Involvement Private, 2371B, 12th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2371B awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-08

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Son of William J. and Ellen Powell, of 39, Margaret St., Launceston, Tasmania.

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