POWELL, Samuel Thomas
(Service number 62882)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Sapper |
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Birth
| Date | 29/10/1874 | Place of Birth | England |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | St Andrews, South Canterbury | ||
| Occupation | Fishmonger | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs C. A. BRADFORD (sister), care of A.M.P., Townsville, Queensland, Australia; Mrs F. L. Tait (friend), St Andrews, South Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 34th Reinforcements, Specialist Company | ||
| Date | 8 February 1918 | ||
| Transport | Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Engineers | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 26 August 1947 | Age | 72 years |
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| Place of Death | Fairlie | ||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Samuel thomas Powell was a fishmonger living in Timaru when he was called up in 1917.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [02 December 2016]
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