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Record #23452
Name :
: Thomas Edwin POWELL (1892 - 1915)
  aka : Private Powell


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 22 Feb 1892

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 30 Apr 1915   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, , London
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialBelgium, Langemark-Poelkapelle, Langemark
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 5 Apr 1904
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Southwark

Placement Family
: Core
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Barnardo Homes

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Thomas Edwin Powell.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: POWELL
Given Name: Thomas Edwin
Age: 12
Sex: M
Ship: Southwark
Year of Arrival: 1904
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1904-03-24
Arrival Port: Portland
Arrival Date: 1904-04-05
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto, Ontario
Comments: Age based on year of birth only.
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 Vol. 51, File 2209, part 1, Documents from Immigration Branch, Central Registry Files
Microfilm: C-4715
Type of Record: Other Government of Canada records

1911 Canadian Census records place Thomas Powell in Lambton, Ontario as a Domestic in the household of Lillie and Amos Core. Born in Feb 1892, he imigrated from England in 1904.

Attestation papers were signed 22 Sep 1914 in Valcartier, Quebec. Thomas Edwin Powell was born in London, England on 22 Feb 1892. He was an Ironworker by trade. His Next of Kin was Edward Powell of 192 Lochiel Street in Sarnia, Ontario. 5'5" in height with grey eyes and thick brown hair, he had five vaccination scars on his left arm. His religion was listed as Church of England.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that Thomas was Killed in Action in the area of Langemarck in the Attack of St. Julien. His Next of Kin was listed as Edward Powell of 192 Dochiel Street, Sarnia, Ontario, however on the back of the card it reads Mrs. Fanny Powell c/o Mrs. J.H. Williams R.R. #4 ..., Ontario. There is no record of burial for him. His name is listed on the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium.

Find A Grave Memorial# 12047827 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-12-27 13:21:07 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-12-27 13:21:35 /

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