George Samuel Powell
Memorial: Downend - Christ Church
Regiment: Somerset Light Infantry
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 11197
Parents: Alfred James and Julia Caroline (Nee King) Powell
Marital status: Single
Home address: Home Address: 9 Morley Road, Soundwell, Bristol Lived: 1901 Census – Soundwell Gardens, Soundwell, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Boot Operator (Denhams)
Date of birth: 1895
Date of death: 09/04/1917
Buried/Commemorated at: No Known Grave – Commemorated Arras Memorial, France
Age: 22
Further information:
George was born in 1895 (1st Quarter) and was Baptised at Downend Christ Church on 10 April 1895. George was Alfred and Julia's fourth child (of ten). Alfred and Julia still lived in Morley Road in 1939, but were the sole occupants of the house.
George served with the 6th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry and was Killed in Action on 9/04/1917.
George is commemorated on the Downend Christ Church Memorial and the Staple Hill Page Park Memorial.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Findmypast (Soldiers Died during the Great War, 1901 & 1911 Census etc), Researcher John Davis.