Wilmot Frederick POWELL

Regimental number11/118
AddressFoxton
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Fred W Powell, 11 Ohiro Road, Wellington
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment in the Main Body left New Zealand on board three ships ('Arawa', 'Orari', and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitB Squadron, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 9 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 6), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Karori Anglican Church Cemetery, Wellington. Photo: Peter Dennis. Commemorated in St Peter's Anglican Church, Wellington. Parents: Frederick William Powell, 11 Ohiro Road, Wellington, and the late Kate M. Powell
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Main Body