South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project
The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Where Buried |
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| France & Flanders & Gallipoli | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Werris Creek General Cemetery, NSW |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 9 Jan 1916 in Alexandria | ~ | Dunchurch |
| Plaque inside St. Peter's, Dunchurch | ||
| Reason for Death | Date and Place Enlisted | |
| Died of Influenza not related to his service | 23 March 1915 in Liverpool, NSW | |
| Place of Death | Promotions | Other War Memorials |
| Ouirindi, New South Wales | Promoted to Corporal on 29 Sep 1917 | ~ |
Circumstances of Death
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Herbert served with the Australian Infantry as Robert Prince Powell at Gallipoli in Jan 1916 and later in France where he was taken prisoner on 12 Apr 1918. He survived the remainder of the war at the Giessen POW Camp before being repatriated on 14 Dec 1918. He left the army on 18 Jan 1919 and returned to his home in Australia. He never lived in Dunchurch but his father, also Herbert, moved to Dunchurch sometime in 1909 and became the local GP. His parents placed a plaque in his memory inside St. Peter's Church. He does not have an official War Grave as he died after the war of Flu which was not related to his service. Herbert was awarded the 1914-15 Star but I am unable to find a record of him in Theatre before 9 Jan 1916. Herbert died of Influenza on 19 Jul 1919 in Ouirindi, New South Wales. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 12 Jun 1895 in Upper Clapton | 12 Jul 1896 at Clapton, St. Thomas |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Doctor Herbert Edward and Mary Elizabeth Powell | Dunchurch |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Ellesmere College School, Shropshire | ~ |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1896 - Upper Clapton, Hackney | 1911 - Scholar |
| 1901 - 9 Park Road, Bognor Regis | 1915 - Station Hand in Australia |
| 1911 - St Oswalds (Ellesmere) School, Ellesmere, Salop | |
| 1914 - Emerald Hill, Victoria, Australia | |
- In 1901 Herbert is shown on the census as being visitor at the home of Lizzie Good, also visiting are John Douglas Powell and a nurse,
Edith Dagell (perhaps a Nanny). - We have not been able to find any emigration or immigration records for Herbert nor the date of his arrival in Australia.
- Dr Herbert Powell ran his GP practice and cared for soldiers wounded in the Great War at Bilton Hall and Fitzjohns, he was a Churchwarden
at St Peter's for 18 years, Chairman of the Dunchurch Parish Council for 12 years and the President of Dunchurch Cricket Club and
Dunchurch Bowling Club amongst other interests. Courtesy of the Friends of Dunchurch Society
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