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POWELL, Claude
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1211 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 August 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Tweeds Heads, New South Wales, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Tweed Heads, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Tweeds Heads Public School, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Stock Inspector |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Amman, Palestine, 1 May 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Jerusalem Memorial, Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Jerusalem Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1211, Light Horse Reinforcements, Enlisted at Brisbane | |
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| 4 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1211, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1211, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Sydney | |
| 9 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Trooper, Light Horse Reinforcements, In the field | |
| 1 May 1918: | Involvement Trooper, 1211, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1211 awm_unit: 11 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1918-05-01 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Henry and Isabella Powell of Boyd Street, Tweed Heads, NSW; brother of Ernest Powell who returned to Australia on 25 July 1918 having served with the 5th Light Horse Regiment and Charles Frederick Powel who returned to Australia on 16 March 1919 having served with the 11th Light Horse Regiment
14 December 1915 - to hospital with Mumps
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal