William Henry POWELL

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Service Number:	50128
Enlisted:	4 January 1918, Allocated to 1st General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp 14March 1918
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	22nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Corobimilla, New South Wales, Australia, 13 October 1885
Home Town:	Narrandera, Narrandera, New South Wales
Occupation:	Motor Mechanic
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 28 August 1918, aged 32 years
Cemetery:	Assevillers New British Cemetery, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Narrandera WW1 War Memorial

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4 Jan 1918:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 50128, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Allocated to 1st General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp 14March 1918
21 Mar 1918:	Involvement Private, 50128, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
21 Mar 1918:	Embarked Private, 50128, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Persic, Sydney
31 May 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Allocated to reinforce 22nd Battalion from 5th Training Battalion UK
18 Aug 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of the Unit in the field France
28 Aug 1918:	Involvement Private, 50128, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 50128 awm_unit: 22 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-28
28 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 50128, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, Killed In Action France in vicinity of the Village Cappy

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