POWELL, William Edward
(Service number 32382)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 29 September 1883 | Place of Birth | Pleasant Point |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Swyncombe, Kaikoura | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs J. E. FERRIS (sister), Fairton, Ashburton | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 10th Reinforcements, 3rd Battalion, G Company | ||
| Date | 15 November 1916 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 68 Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | ||
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Western European 1917-1918 | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 7 December 1948 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Silverstream | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Taita Old Cemetery, Lower Hutt | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
William Edward Powell was the son of Thomas and Minnie Amelia Louise Powell.
William appears to have played in the Timaru Garrison Band, appearing in a portrait held by the South Canterbury Museum dated from 1902 (ref: 2007/040.03). Amongst family records another band portriat from around 1906.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [13 February 2020]; SCRoll submission by J Thomas, December 2019
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Tony Rippin, South Canterbury Museum
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