John Douglas Powell

1895 - 1918  (23 years)

• Name	John Douglas Powell
  Birth	1895	Salford, Lancashire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	31 Mar 1901	Salford, Lancashire, England   [2]
  	Address: 35 Port Soderick Street
  Residence	2 Apr 1911	Salford, Lancashire, England   [3]
  	Address: 23 Zachariah Street
  Residence	1918	Salford, Lancashire, England   [4]
  	Address: 23 Zachariah Street
  Commemorated	Sale, Cheshire, England   [5]
  	Sale Cemetery
  Death	20 Oct 1918	France and Flanders   [5, 6, 7]
  	Name: John Douglas Powell Service number: 252434 Rank: Private Regiment: Manchester Regiment Battalion: 1/10th Battalion. Residence: Salford Birth place: Salford, Lancs Enlistment place: Manchester Death date: 20 Oct 1918 Cause of death: Killed in action Death place: France and Flanders Theatre of war: Western European Theatre Category: Military, armed forces and conflict Subcategory: First World War
  Burial	Briastre, Nord, France   [5, 7]
  	Name: POWELL, J D Rank: Private Service Number: 252434 Date of death: 20 October 1918 Age 22 Cemetery/memorial: BELLE VUE BRITISH CEMETERY, BRIASTRE Grave Reference/Panel Number: B. 27. Regiment: 1st/10th Bn., Manchester Regiment Country of service: United Kingdom Additional Information: Son of John Thomas and Fanny Powell, of 23, Zachariah St., Salford, Manchester The village of Briastre was taken by the New Zealand and 37th Divisions on the night of 11 October 1918 and on the 20th, Belle Vue Farm was captured by the 5th East Lancs of the 42nd Division. The cemetery was begun by the 42nd (East Lancashire) Division on 23 October, but used for a few days only.
  		Powell, John Thomas and several members of his family In loving memory of John Douglas Powell killed in France Oct 20th 1918, aged 22 years. "He died that we might live." Also John Thomas Powell father of the above who died Dec 17th 1947, aged 78 years. "At Rest." Also Fanny wife of the above passed away May 2nd 1960, aged 89 years. "Loving and beloved." Evelyn Beloved daughter of above 27th Oct 1898 - 14th Dec 1983 Plot: AD/149
  Person ID	I228	Gilbert
  Last Modified	30 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	John Thomas Powell,   b. 16 Jun 1869, Eccles, Lancashire, England d. 17 Dec 1947, Sandbach, Cheshire, England (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Fanny James,   b. 9 Jul 1871, Salford, Lancashire, England d. 2 May 1960, Bucklow, Cheshire, England (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	7 Sep 1895	Salford, Lancashire, England
  Family ID	F92	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1895 - Salford, Lancashire, England Residence - Address: 35 Port Soderick Street - 31 Mar 1901 - Salford, Lancashire, England Residence - Address: 23 Zachariah Street - 2 Apr 1911 - Salford, Lancashire, England Residence - Address: 23 Zachariah Street - 1918 - Salford, Lancashire, England Commemorated - - Sale, Cheshire, England Death - 20 Oct 1918 - France and Flanders Burial - - Briastre, Nord, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Location       : City/Town       : District/Borough       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents

  POWELL, John D: World War 1 Medal Index Card World War 1 medal index card for John D POWELL. He was a Private in the Manchester Regiment. He was awarded the Victory Medal and the British War Medal. UK, British Army World War I Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 (ancestry.co.uk)

  
  

• Sources

  [S129] General Register Office (England and Wales), GRO Online Index (Births) - England and Wales, Powell, John Douglas; Mother's Maiden Surname: James; GRO Reference: 1896 S Quarter in SALFORD Volume 08D Page 186 (accessed 1 Sep 2018). [S7] 1901 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Powell, John D; Birth year: 1896; Birth town: Salford; Birth county: Lancashire; Reg dist: Salford; Parish: Salford; County: Lancashire; Ref: RG13; Piece: 3734; Folio: 9; Page: 10 (accessed 1 Sep 2018). [S8] 1911 Census (FindMyPast) England and Wales, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Powell, John Douglas; Birth year: 1897; Birth place: Lancs Salford; Reg dist: Salford; Parish: Salford; County: Lancashire; Ref: RG14PN24068 RG78PN1384 RD465 SD4 ED25 SN132 (accessed 6 Nov 2019). [S439] Greater Manchester Electoral Registers 1820-1940 (FindMyPast), Powell, John Douglas; 1918; Location: Salford; Address: Zachariah Street (accessed 30 Oct 2023). [S87] Headstone, Powell, John Douglas; Plot: AD/149; Sale Cemetery; Marsland Rd, Sale, M33 4AD (photographed 24 Mar 2022 by WSG). [S85] Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 (FindMyPast), Powell, John Douglas; 1918; Service number: 252434; Rank: Private; Regiment: Manchester Regiment (accessed 22 Dec 2019). [S38] Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), Powell, J D; Country: France; Cemetery or memorial: Belle Vue British Cemetery, Briastre; Service number: 252434; Regiment: Manchester Regiment; First World War (accessed 22 Dec 2019).