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514:. He took his horse Bess with him and when she died in 1934, Powles erected a memorial for her nearby Flock House and this subsequently came to informally be seen as a tribute to all of New Zealand's war horses. During the Second World War he was recalled to duty and served as the commandant of
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board of governors. Once Powles completed his schooling, he took up farming. He had an interest in the military, having served for a number of years in the
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to fight in the Second Boer War, serving in Africa from April 1900 to June 1901. Afterwards he farmed but joined the New
Zealand Military Forces in 1910 and served in the
484:. This work, which was favourably reviewed, became the primary reference for New Zealand's contribution to the campaign in the Middle East for the next several decades.
362:, from July 1911. Two years later he became the commander of No. 5 (Wellington) Group and was still serving in this capacity at the time of the outbreak of the
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223:Born in Wellington, Powles volunteered for the
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578:"Army Office Retires: Colonel C. G. Powles"
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752:(Supplement). 11 April 1918. p. 4410.
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309:Portuguese East Africa
516:Waiouru Military Camp
438:quartermaster general
411:campaign at Gallipoli
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249:quartermaster general
241:campaign in Gallipoli
163:Mention in Despatches
350:. After training at
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407:Gallipoli Peninsula
170:, 3rd Class (Egypt)
749:The London Gazette
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434:lieutenant colonel
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212:who served in the
196:Charles Guy Powles
189:Military historian
120:Gallipoli campaign
25:Charles Guy Powles
929:978-0-9941059-5-0
862:978-1-77559-262-4
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744:"No. 30624"
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508:Flock House
396:Middle East
356:Staff Corps
275:, aged 78.
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229:Staff Corps
71:New Zealand
941:Categories
828:References
524:Guy Powles
502:Later life
400:Alexandria
332:lieutenant
285:Wellington
279:Early life
179:Guy Powles
141:Home Front
68:Allegiance
44:Wellington
37:1872-12-15
844:911256466
628:Hall 1949
528:ombudsman
454:Jerusalem
446:Palestine
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321:Transvaal
317:Ottoshoop
175:Relations
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