POWELL, William
| Service Number: | 520 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Divisional Salvage Company |
| Born: | Glebe, New South Wales, Australia, 20 December 1890 |
| Home Town: | Carrington, Great Lakes, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Morisset Mental Hospital, New South Wales, Australia, 21 October 1936, aged 45 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW METHODIST 1 (WESLEYAN) I SW. 22. |
| Memorials: | Carrington Connolly Park War Memorial Gates, Cook's Hill Superior Public School , Newcastle Wharf Labourers Union Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 520, 30th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 520, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 520, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 520, 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), GSW to face | |
| 1 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Divisional Salvage Company | |
| 7 Dec 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5th Divisional Salvage Company | |
| 18 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 520, 5th Divisional Salvage Company, 2nd MD |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Served and suffered during The Great War, now resting at Sandgate Cemetery.
85 years ago today, on the Thursday afternoon of the 22nd October 1936, Private William Powell, 5th Australian Division Salvage Company (Reg No-520), wharf labourer from 121 Scott Street, Newcastle, New South Wales or Cowper Street, Carrington, New South Wales and Morisset Mental Hospital, N.S.W., was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 45. METHODIST 1 (WESLEYAN) I SW. 22.
Born at Glebe, New South Wales on the 20th December 1890 to John D and Elizabeth Powell, William enlisted July 1915 with the 30th Battalion at Liverpool, N.S.W.
Wounded in action 20.7.1916 (GSW face, severe, Battle of Fromelles).
Admitted to hospital 30.11.1916 (trench feet), 15.10.1917 (not stated).
Mr. Powell’s name has been inscribed on the Carrington Citizens' Memorial Gates (photos, unveiled on the 23rd February 1924, 258 names inscribed, 40 Fallen), Cooks Hill Superior Public School Roll of Honour and the Newcastle Wharf Labourers' Union Roll of Honor.
I located William resting in an unmarked grave, now long forgotten, so February 2021 I placed a cross adorned with poppies on the gravesite, taken a photo of the grave and uploaded the photo onto the Northern Cemetery website as a permanent record of his service.
I submitted an application to DVA April 2021 asking for a Commonwealth War Graves Plaque, curbing and marble chip, but unfortunately, I am STILL waiting for a decision.
Lest We Forget.
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