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Private 16339 George Henry Powell 1890- 6/8/1916 (26)
https://www.tiptonremembers.net/index.p ... orge-henry

Dob abt 1890 Dudley
POWELL, GEORGE  HENRY  CROCKETT  GRO Reference: 1890  J Quarter in DUDLEY  Volume 06C  Page 47

Baptism -

Parents William Powell & Caroline Crockett

Parents Marriage
21 Feb 1876 St Thomas, Dudley
William POWELL 22 B Boat Builder Dudley Father William Powell Boat Man
Caroline CROCKETT 22 S Dudley Father William Crockett Boat Man
After Banns William Signed/the X Of Caroline
Wit; Benjamin Yardley/

1891 Census: 33 Walker St, Tipton
William Powell 38 (ship ?)Boat Builder
Kate Powell 38
Florence Powell 14
William Powell 13
Thomas Powell 7
Samuel Powell 5
Joseph Powell 3
Henry Powell 1
(All born Tipton)

1901 7 Nock Street, Tipton, Staffs...Joseph Davies VC was living next door at No. 5
William Powell (49, Canal Boat Builder, born Tipton), his wife Kate (48, born Paddington), and their 7 sons: William (23, Puddler, born Tipton), Thomas (17, Assistant Furnaceman in Tube Works, born Tipton), Samuel (15, Tube Screwer, born Tipton), Arthur (13, Tube Screwer, born Tipton), Harry (11, born Tipton), John (8, born Tipton), and James (5, born Tipton).

1911 31 Nock Street, Tipton, Staffs.
Caroline Powell (59, Widow, born London), and her 7 sons: William (33, Boat Builder, born Tipton), Thomas (17, Labourer in Tube Works, born Tipton), Samuel (25, Labourer in Tube Works, born Tipton), Arthur (23, Labourer in Tube Works, born Tipton), Harry (21, Labourer in Tube Works, born Tipton), John (18, Labourer in Tube Works, born Tipton), and James (15, Labourer in Tube Works, born Tipton).

WW1 Records
Private 16339 George Henry Powell
Killed in Action on Sunday, 6th August 1916, age 26.
Commemorated on Pier and Face 7 B of Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
2nd Bn., South Staffordshire Regiment. 6th Brigade of 2nd Division.
Son of William and Caroline Powell, of 31, Nock St., Toll End, Tipton, Staffs.
Born: Tipton, Enlisted: Birmingham, Resident: Tipton.
Soldier's Papers at National Archives did not survive.

Dod 6/8/1916 (26)

Burial George Henry Powell Has No known grave

www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1549044/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125 ... nry-powell

Commemorated on Pier and Face 7 B of Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.

Commemorated on the Tipton Library, and St. Mark's memorials.

Any other info
George's brother, Samuel, also died as a result of the Great War. Samuel enlisted with the South Staffordshire Regiment before transferring to the newly-formed Machine Gun Corps. Samuel was invalided out of the army on 22nd October 1917 due to sickness, and received his Silver War Badge; he died from Tuberculosis on 6th September 1919 but has a Commonwealth War Grave in Tipton Cemetery.

Tipton Herald 16th September 1916
KILLED AT THE FRONT.
In the Casualty List, the names of those "killed" include Private S.W. Langston, Private G.H. Powell and Private W. Smith; all of Tipton and belonging to the South Staffs Regiment. Also amongst those killed is Private E .Cox of the Highland Light Infantry.
All of whom are also on Tipton Remembers website

Brother
Private 5140 Samuel Powell
Abt 1886 - 6/9/1916 (33)
https://www.tiptonremembers.net/index.php/powell-samuel

Dob abt 1886
POWELL, SAMUEL    CROCKETT  GRO Reference: 1886  M Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C  Page 59

WW1 Records
Private 5140 Samuel Powell
Died on Saturday, 6th September 1919, age 33.
Buried in Grave A. 253. at Tipton Cemetery, Staffordshire, United Kingdom.
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry), 193rd Company. 56th Division.
Formerly 12031 South Staffordshire Regiment.
Son of William and Caroline Powell, of 31, Nock St., Toll End, Tipton, Staffs.
Born: Tipton, Enlisted: Unknown, Resident: Tipton.
Soldier's Papers at National Archives did not survive.

Dod 6/9/1919 (33)
Samuel survived for almost 2 years after his discharge, but died on 6th September 1919 at his parents' house - 31 Nock Street, Tipton. Samuel's Death Certificate records his causes of death as: Bullet wounds of chest, and Pulmonary Tuberculosis (TB).

Buried in Grave A. 253. at Tipton Cemetery, Staffordshire, United Kingdom.

www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/395358/

Commemorated on the St. Mark's Memorial.

Any other info
George Powell , Samuel's brother
also died as a result of the Great War.
Samuel survived for almost 2 years after his discharge, but died on 6th September 1919 at his parents' house - 31 Nock Street, Tipton. Samuel's Death Certificate records his causes of death as: Bullet wounds of chest, and Pulmonary Tuberculosis (TB).
Samuel has a Commonwealth War Grave in Tipton Cemetery.

Tipton Herald 14th October 1914
Ocker Hill Patriots join up.
Includes Samuel Powell.

William Powell & Caroline Crockett

POWELL, FLORENCE  ELIZABETH  CROCKETT  GRO Reference: 1877 M Quarter in DUDLEY  Volume 06C  Page 67

 POWELL, WILLIAM  ARTHUR  CROCKETT  GRO Reference: 1878  J Quarter in DUDLEY  Volume 06C  Page 48

POWELL, ELLEN    CROCKETT  GRO Reference: 1880  D Quarter in DUDLEY  Volume 06C  Page 57

POWELL, THOMAS    CROCKETT  GRO Reference: 1883  D Quarter in DUDLEY  Volume 06C  Page 34 

POWELL, JOSEPH    CROCKETT  GRO Reference: 1888  M Quarter in DUDLEY  Volume 06C  Page 34

POWELL, JOHN  CROCKETT  GRO Reference: 1893  J Quarter in DUDLEY  Volume 06C  Page 42

 POWELL, JAMES    CROCKETT  GRO Reference: 1896  M Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C  Page 45

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