Walter James POWELL

Regimental number18939
OccupationFarm labourer
Next of kinFather, J Powell, Otautau, Southland
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 6th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimaroa on 29 July 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 15 June 1917
Place of burialPont-d'Achelles Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No 4), Nieppe, France
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 34