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Apr 15, 1872
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Born in Tipperary, Ireland to
John and Eliza Jane (nee Parr) Powell
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Jul 20, 1883
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Embarked the SS Buenos Ayrean
in Queenstown, Ireland
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Jul 31, 1883
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Disembarked in Quebec City,
Quebec
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Oct 10, 1894
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Married to Mary Eliza Gibbon
in Toronto, Ontario who was 10 years his senior.
His religion is given as
Methodist
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Jul 9, 1897
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Shown on the payroll of the 29th
Waterloo, Ontario Regiment with the rank of Colour Sergeant
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Oct 24, 1899
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Enlisted in the 2nd
Special Service Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment in London, Ontario
Ø Number 7229
Ø Next of kin given
as J. Powell, father, Galt, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation
given as Machinist
Ø Previous military
experience given as 29th Regiment, Canadian Militia
Ø Religion given as
Church of England
On enlisting, he stated he was
single
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Oct 30, 1899
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Embarked the SS Sardinian in
Quebec City, Quebec
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Nov 30, 1899
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Disembarked in Cape Town,
South Africa
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Oct 1, 1900
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Embarked the SS Idaho in Cape
Town
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There was a brief stop in England when the members of the battalion were
presented to Queen Victoria.
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Nov 1, 1900
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Disembarked in Halifax Nova
Scotia
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Nov 5, 1900
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Discharged from the Royal
Canadian Regiment with the rank of Private
Following his discharge, the
Queen’s South Africa Medal with 3 clasps (Paardeberg, Dreifontein and Cape
Colony) was sent to him at Toronto, Ontario
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Jun 1, 1901
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The 1901 Census shows him
living in North Dumfries Township, near Cambridge, Ontario. His occupation is listed as Servant and his
religion as Anglican
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Jun 19, 1909
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Shown on the payroll of the 29th
Waterloo, Ontario Regiment with the rank of Private
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Nov 6, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59810
(temporary number 712)
Ø Enlisted with the
rank of Sergeant
Ø Next of kin given
as Mrs. John Joseph Powell, wife, Pontypool, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation
given as Farmer
Ø Previous military
experience given as RCR (Royal Canadian Regiment) and a current member of the
46th Durham Regiment, Canadian Militia
Ø Religion given as
Church of England
Ø Assigned to “G”
Company
o This was later
reorganized into “D” Company
o He was later posted
to “B” Company
The battalion trained in the
Kingston area through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
On attesting he stated his
birth year was 1874, most likely afraid that he would be considered too old
if he stated his real age
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Jan 14, 1915
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Reduced to the rank of Private
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Feb 9, 1915
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Admitted to the Kingston Hospital
with a diagnosis that reads Sciatica
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Feb 12, 1915
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Discharged to duty from
hospital
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Mar 26, 1915
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Appointed to the rank of
Acting Corporal
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS Metagama in
Montreal, Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Devonport, England
and the battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent to
continue training
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Jun 15, 1915
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Transferred to the Transport Section
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St. Seiriol in
Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Boulogne,
France and the battalion proceeded to St. Omer
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Dec 30, 1916
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Granted 10 days leave
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Jan 10, 1917
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Rejoined the battalion from
leave
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Jun 17, 1917
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Transferred to the 4th
Canadian Infantry Brigade Headquarters for transport duty
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Dec 22, 1917
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Granted 14 days leave
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Jan 8, 1918
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Rejoined brigade from leave
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Nov 30, 1918
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Granted 14 days leave
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Dec 23, 1918
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Joined the Canadian Corps
Reinforcement Camp in Aubin St. Vaast, France
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Jan 5, 1919
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Rejoined the 21st
Battalion in billets in Neunkerchen, Germany as part of the occupying force
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Apr 3, 1919
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Embarked the SS Western
Australia in Havre, France for England
On arrival in England he
proceeded to the Witley and posted to “P” Wing pending return to Canada
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May 14, 1919
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Embarked the SS Caronia in Southampton
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May 22, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova
Scotia and proceeded by train to Kingston, Ontario
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May 24, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in
Kingston
Ø Rank on discharge
Sergeant
Ø War Service Badge
Class “A” issued number 277333
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge 370 King St., W., Hamilton, Ontario
Following his discharge, the
1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at RR #1
Pontypool, Ontario
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Jun 14, 1919
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John Powell was involved in an
automobile accident and suffered a double fracture of his right leg. He was treated at home and his leg was
placed in a splint
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Aug 5, 1919
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Admitted to the Brant Military
Hospital in Burlington with complications from his leg fracture and swelling
of his right knee
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Sep 15, 1919
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Discharged from hospital
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Feb 15, 1921
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The Peterborough Examiner, in
an article about the unveiling of an Honour Roll in Pontypool, makes note
that Company Sergeant Major Powell of the 21st Battalion was
recruiting for the 46th Durham Regiment
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Jun 1, 1921
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The 1921 Census shows his
address as 1252 King St., Toronto, Ontario and his religion is shown as
Methodist
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Sep 21, 1950
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John Joseph Powell died while
a patient in the Sunnybrook Veterans Hospital in Toronto, Ontario of an Acute
Coronary Occlusion and was buried in the Park Lawn Cemetery in Toronto
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Dec 3, 1953
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John Powell’s widow, Mary,
died and was buried with her husband in the Park Lawn Cemetery in Toronto
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