BORN HULL 1890. LIVED AT 38, CRESCENT STREET, GRIMSBY. SON OF CHARLES BROWN POWELL & ANNIE ELIZABETH POWELL AT 8, GRANVILLE TERRACE, CHURCHILL STREET, HULL. A FORMER SHIPS JOINER.
HE ENLISTED IN GRANTHAM, LINCOLN, ON 29/02/1916. ARRIVED IN FRANCE, ON 04/11/1916. SERVED AS SAPPER IN THE 400TH FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL ENGINEERS. TAKEN PRISONER ON 24/03/1918. DIED 04/11/1918, AGED 28. HE WAS KILLED BY A BOMB FROM A BRITISH AREOPLANE, WHILE PULLING BARGES AS A PRISONER OF WAR. HE HAD SERVED FOR TWO YEARS AND 240 DAYS. HE LEFT A BROTHER WILLIAM AND THREE SISTERS.
BURIED: Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Vis-en-Artois, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.
| Name | Charles Cyril Powell |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull |
| Residence | Grimsby, Lincs |
| Death Date | 4 Nov 1918 |
| Death Place | Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. |
| Enlistment Place | Grantham, Lincs |
| Rank | SPR. |
| Regiment | Royal Engineers |
| Regimental Number | 166758 |
| Type of Casualty | Died |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | 400Th Field Coy., R.E. |
First name:
CHARLES CYRIL
Regiment:
Military Number:
166758
Rank:
Sapper
Date Died
04/11/1918
Place died:
Vis-En-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
28
8, GRANVILLE TERRACE, CHURCHILL STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
