Date of birth | 06 April 1891 |
Date of death | 09 August 1915 |
Mothers name | Kate Mylius (née Smallbore) |
Spouses name | Unmarried |
Mothers date of death | 17 September 1906, buried Karori Cemetery, Wellington |
Fathers date of birth | abt 1859 |
Mothers place of death | Wellington |
Fathers name | Frederick William Powell |
Fathers place of birth | Wanganui, New Zealand |
Parents date of marriage | 1885 |
Parents place of marriage | Wellington, New Zealand |
Fathers date of death | 21 June 1932. Buried Karori Cemetery, Wellington |
Fathers place of death | Homewood Crescent, Wellington |
Siblings | Dorothy Madoline (b 1886), Florence Wilmot (b 1887), half sister aged 19 years in 1932 |
Fathers occupation | Bank Officer |
Cause of death | Killed in action |
Awards | 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Place of birth | Wanganui, New Zealand |
Occupation | Clerk |
Place of death | In the Field, Dardanelles |
Date of arrival overseas | 50 days on board |
Theatres of war | Ehyptian 1914 - 1915, Balkan 1915 |
Place of embarkation | Wellington on HMNZT No 4 |
Surname | POWELL |
War memorial | Foxton |
Christian names | Wilmot Frederick |
Overseas memorial | Chunuk Bair (NZ) Memorial |
Wars | WW 1 |
Service number | 11/118 |
Religion | C of E |
Date enlisted | 15 August 1914 |
Final rank | Trooper |
Regiment or service | 6 Manawatu Sqdn, Wellington Mounted Rifles Main Body |
Embarkation date | 16 October 1914 |
User reference | 1.56 |
Killed during the August Offensive aged 24 years.
Age on Enlistment: 23 years 4 months.
Medals sent to father 13 October 13 October 1921.
Hair: Dark Brown. Eyes: Grey.
Height: 5'9". Complexion: Fair.
Weight: 126lb. Chest: 31" - 34"
Employer: Levin & Co Ltd, Foxton.
NOK: Frederick William Powell (father)
Previous Military Training: 1911 1914 NZ Territorials (6th MR).
Father remarried in 1912 to Edith Augusta Fitchett
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