Son of Samuel William and Jemima Powell, of 40, South View, Belmont, Lancashire; husband of Emma Powell (nee Sale), of Bank Square, Brewood, Staffordshire. His brother Walter also served.
Powell, James –
Personal details
- Surname: Powell
- Forename: James
- Date of birth: December 7th, 1888
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Brewood, Staffordshire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 27
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: May 11th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Sergeant
- Unit: 8th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 14206
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: September 1st, 1914 - 1914-09-01
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: St / V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- St. Peter's (Belmont) C.E. Church WWI Memorial - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France
- CWGC reference: I. B. 36.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 09/04/1915 19/05/1916 21/07/1916 04/08/1916 29/12/1916 21/09/1917
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6d* 6e* 7b 6a* S13* 4c