Alfred James POWLEY

Regimental number24/8
Date of birth6 March 1886
SchoolAuckland Grammar School, Auckland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSolicitor's managing clerk
AddressKerr Street, Devonport
Marital statusMarried
Next of kinWife, Mrs Jane Powley, c/o Mrs W J Morgan, Seddon
Rank on embarkationCaptain
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Samoan Advance Party, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 August 1914
Members of B Company left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 1 'Moeraki' and HMNZT 2 'Monowai'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankCaptain
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 20 September 1916
Place of burialHeilly Station Cemetery (Plot IV, Row F, Grave No 21), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Wife: Jane Powley, St Heliers Bay, Auckland
Medals

Military Cross

'For conspicuous gallantry during a raid on the enemy's trenches. His party was heavily encumbered by eight wounded, one dead man, and nine prisoners, but with great determination he got them all in safely.'
Source: 'London Gazette'
Date: 22 September 1916

Other details

War service: Samoa, Egypt, Western Front

Medals: Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: B Company/Samoan Adv & 2nd NZRB

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