POWELL, David John
(Service number 47178)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 08/07/1888 | Place of Birth | Wales |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Winchester | ||
| Occupation | Shepherd | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | J. POWELL (brother), care of Mrs S. Jenkins, The Grange, Grange Street, Port Talbot, Wales; Mr C. Austin (friend), Winchester, South Canterbury. | ||
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 | 25th Reinforcements, G Company | ||
| Date | 26 April 1917 | ||
| Transport | Turakina | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | Age | ||
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Biographical Notes
David John Powell was the son of David and Mary Powell. David had been in New Zealand for four years when he enlisted, after being called up in 1916 while working as a stockman-shepherd for C. Austin at Winchester. His father had died before this. He returned to New Zealand on the Maunganui in June 1919.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [18 March 2018]; Timaru Herald, 16 June 1919 (Papers Past) [17 March 2018]
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