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Sapper Harold Dean Powless

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1897-11-05
Place of birth: Deseronto Ontario Canada
Next of kin: David Powless, father. 36 Humbert Street, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Piano Worker
Occupation (normalized): Piano Maker
Address: 36 Humbert Street, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death: 1977-10-22
Buried: Union Cemetery, WWII Soldiers Plot

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 453787
Rank detail
  1. Sapper, 2nd Battalion, Canadian Engineers, Canadian Engineers (Army). 1918-05-30 to 1919-08-05
  2. Pioneer (Army). 1917-01-24 to 1918-05-30
  3. Sergeant (Army). 1917-01-04 to 1917-01-24
  4. Sergeant (Army). 1916-11-11 to 1917-01-04
  5. Sergeant (Army). 1916-10-01 to 1916-11-11
  6. Private (Army). 1916-01-06 to 1916-10-01
  7. Private, 75th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-11-30 to 1916-01-06
  8. Private, 58th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-08-21 to 1915-11-29
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes

Images

Powless - seeking work (1920),

RESEARCH INFORMATION

LAC ID: 583315
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B7950-S025
Uploader's Notes:

Son of David John Aghstawensrronthah Powless (Service No. 799365) and Louisa Jane Powless (nee Maracle), step-son of Rose Hannah Powless (nee Hawkins, formerly Mepham); younger brother of Charles David Powless (Service No. 219144); husband of Florence May Powless (nee Mason) married October 30, 1918

Toronto Star notice (see attached image) gives his 1920 address as 6 Ravina Crescent in Toronto, Ontario

Uploader's Research notes:

114th Battalion Nominal Roll

Headstone and attestation

[Private Army Canadian Infantry 58th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 75th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 114th Battalion Sergeant Drummer Army Canadian Infantry 114th Battalion Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 36th Reserve Battalion Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Reserve Battalion Pioneer Army Canadian Engineers 107th Pioneer Battalion Sapper Army Canadian Engineers 2nd CE Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2014-03-17
Last modified: 2021-11-08