Private George Frederick Powley
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Powley,
George Frederick
Date of birth: 1894-10-08
Place of birth: Niagara Falls Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Mrs. P. J. Whitly, Southend P.O., Stamford, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Laborer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Ecoivres Military Cemetery, V. E. 3.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 57558
Highest Rank:
Private
(20th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 20th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Attack South West of Vimy
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 65952
LAC ID:
583329
Service file: B7950-S039
Uploader's Notes:
Born 8 October, 1894. William George Powley and Emily Levina Smith Powley. The family has erected a marker to his honour in Welland County's Fairview Cemetery.
Previous Military Experience - 3 months - 44th Regiment
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database [Private Army Canadian Infantry 20th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-04-05