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Apr 5, 1894
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Born in Pickering, Ontario to James
Bradford and Lucy Maria (nee Larke) Powell
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Jun 6, 1915
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Attested into the 39th
Battalion in Port Hope, Ontario
Ø Number 412623
Ø Next of kin given
as Lucie Powell, mother, Oshawa, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation
given as Labourer
Ø No previous
military experience given
Ø Religion given as
Wesleyan
Ø Assigned to “B”
Company
The battalion trained in the
Belleville, Ontario area
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Jun 17, 1915
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Embarked the SS Missanabie in
Montreal, Quebec
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Jul 3, 1915
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Disembarked in Plymouth,
England and proceeded to Shorncliffe and then on to Lydd to continue training
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Sep 24, 1915
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The 39th Battalion
moved to West Sandling to continue training
The battalion was renamed as
the 39th Reserve Battalion
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Nov 18, 1915
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Transferred to the 21st
Battalion
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Nov 19, 1915
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Arrived at the CBD (Canadian
Base Depot) in the Rouelles Camp, Havre, France and TOS (Taken On Strength)
the 21st Battalion
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Nov 30, 1915
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Private Powell joined the 21st
Battalion in the front-line trench near La Clytte, Belgium
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Jun 24, 1916
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While in the 33 to 38 front
line trench system on the Ypres Salient, Private Powell received a bullet
wound to his head and was evacuated to the No. 5 CFA (Canadian Field
Ambulance) where he died as a result of his wounds. He was buried in the nearby Bedford House
Military Cemetery, Zillebeke, Belgium.
 
The original wood cross is also shown
Following the war, the 1914-15
Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to his brother, A.W.
Powell, RR #3 Oshawa, Ontario
The Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny)
and Scroll were sent to his father, James Powell, at the same address
The Memorial Cross was sent to
his mother, Mrs. Lucy Maria Powell, at the same address
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Arthur
Powell is honoured on the Oshawa, Ontario War Memorial
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