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Henry Powell

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Henry Powell
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Personal Information
Date of Birth 18 Apr 1908
Place of Birth Leytonstone, Essex, England
Death 10 Sep 1980, aged 72
Place of Death Royal Perth Hospital, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment 34 years old
Description 5'8½" (1.74m) tall ; 142lbs
64.41 kg
; fair complexion ; blue eyes ; fair hair
Occupation Railway porter
Religion Church of England
Address Railway avenue, Armadale, Western Australia
Next of Kin Wife , Mrs. Ada Eliza Powell
Military Information
Reg Number W62248
Date of Enlistment 22 Apr 1942
Rank Private
Unit/Formation 2nd (Fremantle) VDC Battalion
Post War Details
Fate Remained in Australia



Pre War

On 14 Feb 1935 Henry had married Ada Eliza Snoxhill (1914 - 1990). Ada died on 26 Feb 1990 in Gosnells, aged 75.

Electoral Roll entries: 1936 - 1937 at Port Hedland, station hand; 1943 at Railway avenue, Armadale, Railway employee.

War Service

On 22 Apr 1942 Henry was mobilised at Armadale but as a Railway employee he could possibly have been in a protected occupation. The first entry in his Army Form B.103 mentions him being enlisted in the Volunteer Defence Corps and allocated to the 2nd (Fremantle) VDC Battalion on 12 Apr 1943. He was discharged on 29 May 1944.

Post War

Electoral Roll entries: 1949 - 1980 at 265 Southern River road, Gosnells, Assistant Station Master/Station Master.

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