Private George Herbert Powell
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Powell,
George Herbert
Date of birth: 1891-06-29
Place of birth: Nottingham England
Next of kin: Wife - Eliz. Powell 68 McGill Street Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Clerk
Religion: Methodist
Date of death:
1916-04-12
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Voormezeele Enclosure No.3, X. B. 25.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 405390
Highest Rank:
Private
(18th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 18th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: On the night of April 12th, 1916, shortly after arriving in the front line trenches at St. Eloi he was shot through the head and instantly killed by a rifle bullet.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 456938
LAC ID:
586158
Service file: B7940-S016
Uploader's Notes: Son of Robert and Sarah Alma Powell, of Nottingham, England; husband of Elizabeth May Powell, of 32, Madeira Place, Parliament St., Toronto, Ontario.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 18th Battalion ee ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-03-26