POWELL, Albert Charles
| Service Number: | 812 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, January 1891 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter's improver |
| Died: | 24 March 1973, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 812, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 812, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 812, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 812, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 30 Apr 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 812, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, 2nd Krithia. Sustained GSW to right leg and left shoulder (serious). Repatriated to Egypt. | |
| 21 Mar 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 812, 7th Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit (rheumatism & neurasthenia). |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Larna Malone
Albert Charles Powell was born in Bendigo, the son of George Thomas & Mary Powell, of the Bull’s Head Hotel, Grassy Flat, Bendigo. Albert was a Carpenter’s improver, working with his father. He was 23 years & 7 months old and had previously been a member of the Mulline Rifle Club. He was amongst the early volunteers for the Expeditionary Force, enlisting on 18.8.14. The following day he left Bendigo for the Broadmeadows Camp. He was allotted Service no. 812 and appointed to ‘G’ Company, 7th Battalion.
The 7th Battalion left Broadmeadows Camp on 18 October, 1914, and embarked for service overseas on board HMAT ‘Hororata’. Arriving in Egypt the battalion moved into camp at Mena, at the foot of the pyramids. (6/12/14)
In January, 1915, the Australian force was re-organized. In the 7th Battalion ‘G’ and ‘H’ Companies joined to form the new ‘D’ Company. This meant that all the men from Northern Victoria were together in one Company. Albert was Promoted to Lance Corporal on 2/2/15.
The 7th Battalion was part of the force which landed at Anzac Cove on 25th April, 1915. On 30th April the battalion moved down the valley and took the opportunity to re-group & re-organize. Men were promoted in place of those who had been wounded or killed. Albert Charles Powell was appointed Corporal.
In May, Lieut.-General Sir W.R. Birdwood, in command of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, was asked to provide part of the Australian force to assist in a British offensive at Cape Helles. The 2nd Australian Brigade, which included the 7th Battalion, was one of two brigades provided. The 7th Battalion left Anzac and disembarked at ‘V’ Beach, Cape Helles, on May 6th. The battalion moved forward on May 8th in what was later known as the “2nd Battle of Krithia” (8-11 May). This battle achieved minimal gain and casualties were extremely high.
Albert Charles Powell was Wounded (8-11/5/15), sustaining GSW to his right leg and left shoulder. He was later diagnosed with Rheumatism & Neurasthenia. He RTA M.U. on 17/9/15.
“The First Lot. 7th Battalion. The first men of the Bendigo district to volunteer for service in the First World War.”: Larna Malone
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