POWERS F.

Given Names:  Frank

Service Number:  29676

Unit:  Howitzer Brigade 119                                                                                             

Rank:  Corporal                                                                                                              

Paybook Number: 

Age:  27 Yrs  9 Mths

Occupation:  Bank Clerk                                                                                                 

Marital Status:  Married

Religion:  Methodist

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  11¼ In                

Weight:  130 Lbs

Chest:  34½-35 In

Hair:  Dark Brown

Eyes:  Brown

Complexion:  Medium

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  10/3/1916

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  WIFE  Mrs Myrtle Powers

Kent Villa', 259 Barkers Road, Kew, Victoria                                                                      

Embarkation Date:  3/10/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Aeneas A60

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Saxon    

Embarked:  11/12/1918                             

Disembarked: 

Unit:  General Service Requirements                                                                                              

Rank:  Corporal

Discharge Date:  28/6/1919                       

Place:  Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  Awarded

Victory Medal:  Not earned

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1888

Place:  Maryborough, Queensland            

Father:  Sir Charles POWERS                  

Mother:  Katie Ann THORBURN

MARRIAGE

Year:  1915     

Place:             

Spouse: Myrtle Gwendoline FIELD

DEATH

Date or Year: 30/7/1962                          

Place: Malvern, Victoria                           

Burial:  Springvale, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Brought to the notice of the Secretary of State for War for valuable serviced rendered (list dated 27/3/1919)

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Springvale Walls of Remembrance

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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Date Enlisted:                                                        

Date Discharged: 

COMMENTS

Father was a judge of the High Court of Australia 1913 - 1929