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Full Name
George Pow
Rank Last Held
Lance Corporal
Forename(s)
George
Surname
Pow
War
World War I, 1914-1918
Serial No.
27579
Date of Birth
25 May 1896
Place of Birth
Edendale, Southland, New Zealand
Religion
Presbyterian
First Known Rank
Private
Occupation before Enlistment
Farm labourer
Next of Kin
Mrs C. Pow (mother), 70 Tramway Road, Invercargill, New Zealand
Marital Status
Single
Enlistment Address
70 Tramway Rd, Invercargill, New Zealand
Physical Description
  • Height: 5 feet 10 3/4 inches
  • Weight: 198 pounds
Enlistment Date
1 June 1916
Age on Enlistment
19
Body on Embarkation
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Unit
17th Reinforcements Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation Date
23 September 1916
Place of Embarkation
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport
HMNZT 65
Vessel
Pakeha
Destination
Plymouth, England
Nominal Roll Number
41
Page on Nominal Roll
16
Other Units
2 Battalion, 3 New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Military Training
Featherston Military Camp
Campaigns
France
Military Awards
  • British War Medal (1914-1920)
  • Victory Medal
Wounds and Diseases
Admitted to 51st General Hospital (3 months)
Discharge Date
12 June 1919
Place of Death
Owaka, Balclutha, New Zealand
Date of Death
9 November 1971
Age at Death
75
Year of Death
1971
Cause of Death
Old Age
Biographical Notes
  • Birth certificate notes Pow's birthdate as 24th February 1898 (actual age on enlistment 18 years 3 months) while embarkation rolls list Pow's birthdate as 25th May 1896.
  • Brother of His brother Lt. Col. James Pow (DSO)
  • Documents in the family's possession record that Pow was at No. 5 Rest Camp, Ostrohove, Boulogne, on 20 December 1918. Colonel G.W. Maunsell was the Camp Commandant.
  • Returned to New Zealand on SS Arawa from Tillbury, London 1 April 1919.
  • He served in the following units: On 7 January 1917 he was posted to 8 Company and that became A Company.
  • 2 Battalion of 3 New Zealand Rifle Brigade - which became 2nd Infantry Brigade on 17 January 1917.
  • On 13 September 1917 he joined the 8th Battalion, A Company.
  • Died aged 75 years, 5 months
Postwar Occupation
Builder
Description of Image
  • Portrait, George Wallace Pow in uniform. Note that there are Sergeant's stripes on his uniform - it is understood that he was promoted in the field but surrendered the rank on returning to camp.
  • Portrait, George Wallace Pow in uniform
  • Group photo taken in Featherston of Hut 87 D Company, 17 Reinforcements, PMO Cup Winners. George is in the back row first on right. On the back of this photo from Featherston, which is addressed to Mrs A. Pow, 70 Tramway Road, Invercargill, is written: 'Some of our Hut. Thanks for the cake I received it about 5 minites [sic] ago.'
Archives NZ source
Military personnel file
Further References
'The Pakeha', ship's newspaper, October 1916, of the 17th Reinforcements of the NZEF. Copy in the Armoury Vertical File.
Sources Used
Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1917