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Record #23453

Name :: : Joseph POWELL (1887 - 1917)
aka : Private Powell
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 21 Apr 1887
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 17 Aug 1917 Notes : Killed in Action

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Yorkshire, Sheffield

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialBelgium, Poperinge

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 2 Oct 1903
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Dominion
Placement Family: : Marr

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): : Barnardo Homes
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Joseph Powell. Although his shipping record with the Library of Canada states that he was a British Child Emigrated to Canada by the Authority of the Boards of Guardians, he is listed among those on Barnardo Homes 'Faithful Unto Death' report of the 677 boys who gave their lives in World War One.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: POWELL
Given Name: Joseph
Age: 14
Sex: M
Year of Arrival: 1903
Departure Date: 1903-00-00
Arrival Date: 1903-00-00
Party: Various
Comments: British Children Emigrated to Canada by Authority of the Boards of Guardians.
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Microfilm: T-537
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935
Name: Jos Powell
Gender: Male
Age: 14
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1889
Date of Arrival: 2 Oct 1903
Vessel: Dominion
Port of Arrival: Montreal, Quebec
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Roll: T-482
Additional Information: The entire group is listed as Dr. Barnardo Boys.

1911 Canadian Census records place Joseph Powell om Woodhouse, Norfolk, Ontario as a Servant in the household of Auddie and Frederick Marr. Joseph was born in Apr 1889 and immigrated from England in 1903.

Attestation papers were signed 21 Feb 1916 in Jarvis, Ontario. Joseph Powell was born 21 Apr 1887 in Sheffield, England. His Next of Kin was his sister, Sarah Powell of Shepley, near Hudderfield, Yorkshire, England. He was a Miller by trade, he lived at 82 Queen Street, Welland, Ontario. 5'6" in height with brown hair and eyes. He was Methodist by faith.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that he was Killed in Action north east of Poperinghe. His sister Sarah's address was confirmed as Miss Sarah Powell c/o Mr. J. E. Kenworthy of Heymoor Villas, Shepley, Huddersfield, England. He was buried in Poperinghe New Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West Flanders, Belgium. Plot: II.F.33

Canadian Virtual War Memorial states that Joseph was the son of Mary and Thomas Powell of Sheffield, England.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56455724

ContributorsCreated : 2013-12-27 13:55:05 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-12-27 13:56:35 /

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Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 30 Entries

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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
3023	ABBOTT, Charles	1884	ENG, ESS, Messing	Apr 1900 : Dominion	CAN	National Childrens Home
3029	ABBOTT, Edward	1863	ENG, LIN, Bourne	Jun 1882 : Dominion	CAN	Unknown
3858	ABBOTT, Emily Jane	1886	ENG, YKS, Guisborough	Jul 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3066	ABEL, Charles	1891	ENG,	Mar 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3068	ABEL, George	1887	ENG,	Aug 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3069	ABEL, George	1897	ENG,	Mar 1907 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3160	ABSOLOM, Albert Edward	1897	ENG, BRK, Reading	Aug 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3107	ABSOLOM, Henry Richard James	1893	ENG, BRK, Reading	Aug 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3134	ACKLAND, Herbert George	1898	ENG, LND, Camberwell	Oct 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3142	ACKROYD, John Edward	1886	ENG,	Apr 1902 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3153	ACTON, Alice	1889	ENG,	May 1902 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3154	ACTON, Ellen	1891	ENG,	May 1902 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
6255	ADAMS, Ada Gertrude	1895	ENG, WIL, Highworth	Mar 1909 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
22827	ADAMS, C R	1885	ENG,	Jul 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
26477	ADAMS, Charles W R	1887	ENG,	Mar 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
23730	ADAMS, Eliza	1887	ENG,	Oct 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
5602	ADAMS, Gladys	1898	ENG,	Mar 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
22545	ADAMS, Henry William	1898	ENG,	Mar 1912 : Dominion	CAN	Unknown
23726	ADAMS, Isabel	1888	ENG,	Aug 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3278	ADAMS, Robert Henry	1888	ENG,	Mar 1901 : Dominion	CAN	Louisa Birt
23732	ADAMS, Thomas G	1901	ENG,	Mar 1909 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
10890	ADAMSON, George	1893	ENG,	Jul 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
9834	ADBY, Ethel Caroline	1893	ENG, BKM, Wycombe	Jun 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
8817	ADCOCK, Lily	1896	ENG,	Aug 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3759	ADDERLEY, David Gerard	1897	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	May 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3758	ADDERLEY, Harry	1899	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	May 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
12851	ADDISON, Gertrude	1886	ENG, LAN, Manchester	May 1899 : Dominion	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
17080	ADGEY, Robert Hugh	1885	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	Mar 1902 : Dominion	CAN	Louisa Birt
9831	ADKINS, Ann	1899	ENG, LND, Camden	Aug 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
9830	ADKINS, Theodora Margaret	1897	ENG,	Aug 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 30 Entries

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