James Anthony Power (1915 - 1943)

Born 18 May 1915 in Waterloo, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Died 15 Sep 1943 at age 28 in New Guinea

Biography

James Anthony Power was born at Waterloo, New South Wales on 18 May 1915. He was the son of James Patrick Power & Ruby Elizabeth Brampston.^[1]

James was killed in action at New Guinea on 15 September 1943 and is buried at Lae War Cemetery and Memorial in New Guinea.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

Sources

1. ↑ NSW Government. Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages (accessed 08 Feb 2023). Birth Index, Index entry for POWER JAMES A; Parents: JAMES P & ELIZABETH; District: REDFERN; Registration Number: 14554/1915 
2. ↑ The Australian War Memorial
3. ↑ Gunnedah Remembrance Grove
4. ↑ "Family Notices" The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) 14 September 1946: 31. Web. 8 Feb 2023 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17994638>.
5. ↑ "Family Notices" The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) 19 September 1944: 10. Web. 8 Feb 2023 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17921298>.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23715736/james-anthony-power: accessed 08 February 2023), memorial page for Private James Anthony Power (unknown–15 Sep 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 23715736, citing Lae War Cemetery and Memorial, Lae, Lae District, Morobe, Papua New Guinea; Maintained by Digger (contributor 50072026).

• James Anthony Power enlisted 18 May 1942 at martin Place Sydney

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Viv Palmer for creating WikiTree profile Power-745 through the import of Palmer11121 - 29042010 - 14082010.ged on May 8, 2013.