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POVEY, Athol Richard
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| Service Number: | NX48127 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 September 1941, Paddington, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/12th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Erskineville, New South Wales, 31 January 1922 |
| Home Town: | Queanbeyan, Queanbeyan, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | HS Centaur sunk by Jap sub, At sea (off Brisbane, Qld), At sea (off Brisbane, Queensland, Australia), 14 May 1943, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gold Coast - AHS Centaur Memorial, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital Centaur Wing, Queanbeyan & District Honour Roll, Queanbeyan St. Raphael's War Memorial Church Memorial Walls, Sydney Memorial (Sydney War Cemetery) Rookwood |
Biography
"...NX48127 Private Athol Richard Povey of Queanbeyan, NSW. Enlisting in the Second AIF in September 1941, Pte Povey served with the 2/12 Field Ambulance. He was killed whilst on board the Australian hospital ship Centaur when it was torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-177 and sunk off the Queensland Coast on 14 May 1943, aged 21." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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