Rifleman

William Martin Powell

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Christopher Major Powell and Alice Powell, of St. John's Rd., Taradale, Napier, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Craig Powell
Relationship to casualty: My Great Uncle

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
14677
Name:
William Martin Powell
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Christopher Powell (father), Garfield, South Norsewood, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 3 Battalion, B Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
22 November 1917
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
26 June 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 56
HMNZT 57
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti
Destination:
Devonport, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XXIII. B. 16.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
William Martin Powell
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