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Record #23452

Name :: : Thomas Edwin POWELL (1892 - 1915)
aka : Private Powell
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 22 Feb 1892
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
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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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
3007	ABBEY, Bertha	1890	ENG, DUR, Stockton on Tees	Jul 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
3006	ABBEY, John	1887	ENG, DUR, Stockton on Tees	Oct 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
3161	ABBEY, Thomas	1892	ENG, DUR, Stockton on Tees	Oct 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
3036	ABBOTT, George	1894	ENG, MDX, London	Jul 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
3168	ADAM, Isabella	1897	SCT,	Jul 1910 : Southwark	CAN	Quarriers
3172	ADAM, Margaret	1899	SCT,	Jul 1910 : Southwark	CAN	Quarriers
22563	ADDIS, Frederick	1893	ENG,	Apr 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
5680	ALCORN, Margaret-Ann Irwin	1897	SCT, LKS, Glasgow	Jul 1910 : Southwark	CAN	Quarriers
11090	AMBROSE, Frederick Wm	1895	ENG,	Jul 1905 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
17069	ANDREWS, John	1888	ENG,	Jul 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
12637	ANGLIS, Philip George	1886	ENG, LND, Lewisham	Apr 1904 : Southwark	CAN	National Childrens Home
10199	ANTRAM, Harold	1893	ENG, , Islington	Apr 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
9063	ARNOLD, Arthur G	1894	ENG,	Oct 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
16738	ARNOLD, Percy Alexander	1894	ENG, LND, Paddington	Apr 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
22885	ARNOLD, Thomas	1890	ENG,	May 1905 : Southwark	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
12638	ASHDOWN, Pitman W	1890	ENG, , Edmonton	Apr 1904 : Southwark	CAN	National Childrens Home
17306	AULD, Florence Christison	1900	SCT, MLN, Edinburgh	Jul 1910 : Southwark	CAN	Quarriers
10015	AYRE, David	1891	ENG, DUR, Durham	Apr 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
22672	AYRES, Frederick	1895	ENG,	May 1905 : Southwark	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
22019	BARKER, JOSEPH HENRY	1893	ENG,	Oct 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
18459	BARNES, A E	1892	ENG,	1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
18517	BARNES, F	1893	ENG,	Oct 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
18536	BARNES, Frederick	1893	ENG,	1904 : Southwark	CAN	Unknown
11091	BARNES, Henry Barber	1895	ENG,	Jul 1905 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
18808	BARNES, William H	1895	ENG,	Jul 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
23526	BARTLETT, Jessie Matilda	1896	ENG, , Portsmouth, Hampshire,	Nov 1904 : Southwark	CAN
10264	BEADELL, Frank	1893	ENG,	Jul 1905 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
18902	BEARD, Joseph C.	1888	ENG,	Jul 1905 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
20723	BEDDOW, Frank	1891	ENG,	Apr 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
10919	BEDDOW, Stephen	1899	ENG, , Lambeth	Apr 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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