Philip Sydney POWELL

POWELL, Philip Sydney

    Service Number: 1071
    Enlisted: 16 October 1914, Kensington, NSW
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 2nd Infantry Battalion
    Born: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1889
    Home Town: Not yet discovered
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Bank Clerk
    Died: Suicide, 30 June 1928, place of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Proserpine General Cemetery, Qld
    OP7-294
    Memorials: Commercial Banking Company of Sydney WW1 Honour Roll
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    World War 1 Service

    16 Oct 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1071, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Kensington, NSW
    18 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 1071, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
    18 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 1071, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney

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    Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

    Son of James Edward Powell, H.M. Customs, Sydney, New South Wales

    On Saturday morning news came to town that Mr. Powell of Powell & Mann farmers at Banana Pocket had committed suicide. Mr Powell was a sufferer from severe shellshock. His funeral which took place on Saturday afternoon, was attended by members of the Returned Soldiers League.

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