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ensive. On the 28th of March they attacked Arras, but this
action was repulsed by the British. It may have been during this
battle that Charles Ernest received the wounds from which he
died.
The details of his death give his place of residence as Stoke
Prior, Herefordshire. A family website also suggests that, at
some time, he had married a Margaret Ada but no corresponding
marriage certificate can be located.
He is buried at the St Seves Cemetery Extension at Rouen,
Part 4. There was a major British base hospital at Rouen,
which suggests that he had at least reached the hospital before
succumbing to his injuries.
POWELL Townsend George
Captain 3rd Battalion (attached 2nd Battalion),
Northamptonshire Regiment
Born 21st March 1877 in Quinton, Warwickshire, Townsend was
the son of the Reverend Townsend (the local vicar) and Mary
Powell.
The name “Townsend” had been passed down through several
generations of the Powell family. He had two brothers, David
and James. His mother’s family, the Watsons, came from
Guilsborough in Northamptonshire.
He attended school in Tunbridge, Kent until he was 14 and then
went to Uppingham School until 1893 by which time he was
16. Whether he left that year as a result of his father’s death or
whether that was always intended, is not known.
Two years later he is in Bulawayo involved in putting down the
Matebele rebellion. He received a medal for his actions. His
relative, Baden Powell, of scouting fame, was a senior officer
in that action.
He remained in South Africa and in 1899 to 1901 he was
involved in the 2nd Boer War, this time receiving the Queen’s
South Africa Medal with three clasps indicating that he was
involved in at least three actions.
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action was repulsed by the British. It may have been during this
battle that Charles Ernest received the wounds from which he
died.
The details of his death give his place of residence as Stoke
Prior, Herefordshire. A family website also suggests that, at
some time, he had married a Margaret Ada but no corresponding
marriage certificate can be located.
He is buried at the St Seves Cemetery Extension at Rouen,
Part 4. There was a major British base hospital at Rouen,
which suggests that he had at least reached the hospital before
succumbing to his injuries.
POWELL Townsend George
Captain 3rd Battalion (attached 2nd Battalion),
Northamptonshire Regiment
Born 21st March 1877 in Quinton, Warwickshire, Townsend was
the son of the Reverend Townsend (the local vicar) and Mary
Powell.
The name “Townsend” had been passed down through several
generations of the Powell family. He had two brothers, David
and James. His mother’s family, the Watsons, came from
Guilsborough in Northamptonshire.
He attended school in Tunbridge, Kent until he was 14 and then
went to Uppingham School until 1893 by which time he was
16. Whether he left that year as a result of his father’s death or
whether that was always intended, is not known.
Two years later he is in Bulawayo involved in putting down the
Matebele rebellion. He received a medal for his actions. His
relative, Baden Powell, of scouting fame, was a senior officer
in that action.
He remained in South Africa and in 1899 to 1901 he was
involved in the 2nd Boer War, this time receiving the Queen’s
South Africa Medal with three clasps indicating that he was
involved in at least three actions.
153
