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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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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
19520 POWELL, Alfred Arthur Edward1910ENG,     Jul 1926 : Celtic CAN Canadian Government Scheme  
4923 POWELL, Alfred George1913ENG, LDN, London Mar 1925 : Aurania CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
26681 POWELL, Annie1899 Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
6137 POWELL, Beatrice1883ENG,     Jun 1894 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
26983 POWELL, Bertie1919ENG, LND Jan 1928 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
24648 POWELL, Charles1895 Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
15190 POWELL, David1872ENG,     Oct 1884 : Sardinian CAN Colonization Fund, London  
18066 POWELL, Earnest1894ENG,     Jun 1904 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
11275 POWELL, Edward1889ENG,     Apr 1900 : Cambroman CAN Barnardos  
14645 POWELL, Edward J1895ENG,     May 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
7745 POWELL, Eliza1861ENG,     Jul 1870 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
23454 POWELL, Fanny1897ENG,     Jul 1907 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
7024 POWELL, Georgiana1860ENG,     Aug 1871 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
24990 POWELL, Henry Francis1900 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
21944 POWELL, James1889ENG,     Oct 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
15318 POWELL, John1885ENG,     Aug 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
15564 POWELL, John1878ENG,     Aug 1886 : Parisian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
18874 POWELL, John1888ENG,     Sep 1899 : Arawa CAN Barnardos  
23455 POWELL, John Henry1894ENG, LDN, London Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
23453 POWELL, Joseph1887ENG, YKS, Sheffield Oct 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
6317 POWELL, Louisa1896ENG,     May 1910 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
16352 POWELL, Louisa 1874ENG, MDX, Shoreditch Jun 1890 : Parisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
15633 POWELL, Roland1916ENG,     Jul 1928 : Duchess of Atholl CAN Barnardos  
23452 POWELL, Thomas Edwin1892ENG, LDN, London Apr 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
23700 POWELL, Violet M1896ENG,     Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
9489 POWELL, William 1913ENG,     Sep 1924 : Melita CAN Barnardos  
15189 POWELL, William1870ENG,     Oct 1884 : Sardinian CAN Colonization Fund, London  
22331 POWELL, William1877ENG,     Apr 1890 : Sarnia CAN Unknown  
8687 POWELL, William George1917ENG, WAR, Birmingham May 1923 : Scythia CAN Middlemore  
21466 POWELL, William L1895 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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