Captain

Alfred James Powley

MC

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Husband of Jane Powley, of St. Heliers Bay, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
24/8
Name:
Alfred James Powley
Rank: 
Captain
Date of Birth:
06 March 1886
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Jane Powley (wife), care of Mrs W.J. Morgan, Seddon, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Kerr Street, Devonport, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Solicitor's Managing Clerk
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 4 Battalion, B Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
20 September 1916
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

Samoan Advance Party
2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:

HMNZT 1
HMNZT 2
Vessel:
Moeraki or Monowai
Destinations:

Apia, Samoa
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
IV. F. 21.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Alfred James Powley
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