James Powell
Memorial: Mangotsfield - St James Place
Regiment: Royal Engineers
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Lance Corporal
Parents: William and Charlotte Powell
Marital status: Single
Home address: 2 Northcote Road, Mangotsfield, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Trimmer in clothes factory
Date of birth: 1896
Date of death: 19/07/1917
Buried/Commemorated at: Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium
Age: 21
Further information:
Special Company, Royal Engineers
The Mangotsfield War Memorial shows his rank as Lance Corporal which he attained while previously serving with the Gloucestershire Regiment whereas his military service ended as a Pioneer serving with the Royal Engineers (per his Pay Book)
James has no known grave but is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belguim
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Battalion War Diary, National Archives, Attestation Papers, Medals Index Card, David Blackmore