Private Charles Ernest Powell

1898 - 1918  (20 years)

• Name	Charles Ernest Powell
  Prefix	Private
  Born	25 Apr 1898	Leeds, Yorkshire, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1  [1]
  	Powell, Charles Ernest Private. He enlisted at Galt, May 25, 1916 with the 111th Battalion. He was born in England and his next of kin is Mrs.L. B. Powell, 7 Gilbert St., New St., Farsley, Leeds, England. He was killed in August 1918.1a 1aPowell, Charles Ernest: Grace Schmidt Room Digital Collection. (2016). Vitacollections.ca. Retrieved 15 May 2016, from https://vitacollections.ca/kpl-gsr/2846410/data?n=1 _____________________ Son of Charles James and Laura Blanche Powell, of 10, Pearson Avenue, Hyde Park, Headingley, Leeds. Born at Leeds, England.
  		Powell, Charles Ernest Private. He enlisted at Galt, May 25, 1916 with the 111th Battalion. He was born in England and his next of kin is Mrs.L. B. Powell, 7 Gilbert St., New St., Farsley, Leeds, England. He was killed in August 1918. Powell, Charles Ernest: Grace Schmidt Room Digital Collection. (2016). Vitacollections.ca. Retrieved 15 May 2016, from https://vitacollections.ca/kpl-gsr/2846410/data?n=1
  Military	1914	WW1   [3]
  	WW1, Private, 111th Battalion
  Military	1914	WW1   [3]
  	WW1, Sapper, Signallers / 1st Tramways Company
  Military	1914	WW1   [2]
  	WW1, Service #730803
  Military	1914	WW1   [2]
  	WW1, Service #730803
  Occupation	1916	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	farm laborer
  Misfortune	1918
  	Killed in WW1
  Misfortune	1918
  	Killed in WW1
  Residence	, England   [3]
  Residence	Leeds, Yorkshire, England   [2]
  Residence	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Residence	, England   [3]
  Residence	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	Leeds, Yorkshire, England   [2]
  Residence	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-38492
  Died	11 Aug 1918	, France   [4]
  	Cause: died of gunshot wounds
  Buried	Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy, , Picardie, France   [4]
  Person ID	I38492	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. Charles Ernest Powell Birth Date: 25 Apr 1898 Birth Location: Leeds, Yorkshire, England Residence: Hespelar, Ontario Relative: Mrs L B Powell Relationship: Mother Regiment Number: 730803 [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. [S2231] Military - Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One. [S2443] Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948. Charles Ernest Powell Death Date: 11 Aug 1918 Rank: Private Unit: 4th Battalion Service number: 730803 Cemetery: Crouy British Cemetery Cemetery Location: 10 Miles North West of Amiens, France Burial Place: Amiens, France "Died of wounds."He was in the Lewis Gun Section, and whilst in the act of rushing forward during an attack on August 8th, 1918, was shot in the chest by a rifle bullet. His wound was dressed and he was evacuated to Field Ambulance, thence to No. 5 Casualty Clearing Station where he succumbed three days later.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Apr 1898 - Leeds, Yorkshire, England Occupation - farm laborer - 1916 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - , England Residence - - Leeds, Yorkshire, England Residence - - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - , England Residence - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Leeds, Yorkshire, England Residence - - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: died of gunshot wounds - 11 Aug 1918 - , France Buried - - Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy, , Picardie, France  = Link to Google Earth