This group of four medals does little to tell the story of
NX29241 Staff Sergeant Jack Powell. Even his service record is thin on detail about the key entry which says 'Prisoner of War'. The AWM has this entry which indicates
he was held in Malaya. There are a few mentions of Jack in the list of POWs as they progressed through Singapore then returned to Australia.
Jack's medals came to me from Barbara S and between us we established a family tree for Jack which provided us the names of his children and grand children. Barbara located the address of one of Jack's grandson's and I have recently sent him the medals.
The returned medal tally is now 2939.
