James – Powers – Great Western Railway – Private – 24/10/1918

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Title

James – Powers – Great Western Railway – Private – 24/10/1918

Initials / forenames

James

Surname

Powers

Railway company

Great Western Railway

Military unit

Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 2nd/7th Battalion

Military rank

Private

Military number

26254

Railway department

Traffic Department, Shirley

Railway job

Porter

Date died

24/10/1918

Magazine reference

Great Western Railway magazine 1919 Apr p66. Photo: 1919J Jul p132

Memorial

Canonne Farm Cemetery, Sommaing

Notes

Age 19, the son of Eli and Eliza Powers of Longmore Lane, Shirley, Birmingham

Information source

St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919

Date entered

07/02/2018

Last updated

07/02/2018

Citation

“James – Powers – Great Western Railway – Private – 24/10/1918,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 13, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/47940.