POWELL, Barney
| Service Number: | 2702 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia , date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 26 September 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 2702, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
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| 25 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 2702, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Adelaide | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 2702, 32nd Infantry Battalion |
BARNEY POWELL
Barney Powell Reg. No. 2702 was born in Launceston Tasmania. His address in Adelaide was, c/o 91 Flinders Street Adelaide. He was the son of Louisa Powell of Melbourne and Thomas Powell of Tasmania. Barney left home at an early age and lost touch with his mother and father. On enlistment in Adelaide, his next of kin was stated as his brother, Sydney Powell of Melbourne. He was 27 when he enlisted in the 5th reinforcement of the 32nd Infantry Battalion, on the 28th of January 1916. HMAT Shropshire left Adelaide on 25th of March 1916, and arrived in Plymouth, England on 16th August 1916. One month later Barney was in France. On 7th June 1917, he was detached from his regiment and sent to sniping school. He then returned to the western front. According to Red Cross records he was lying on the ground studying a map, when a high explosive shell landed next to him. He died instantly. When his brother, (next of kin) could not be found, his mother claimed his personal effects and his estate. No personal effects were returned, and no burial place was listed. His sacrifice is recorded on the Menin Gate Memorial at Ypres, Belgium.
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