Orders, Decorations and Medals

A Great War ‘Passchendaele’ M.C. group of three awarded to Captain H. S. Powell, 1/6th Royal Warwickshire Regiment, who died of wounds received at Broodseinde during the 3rd Battle of Ypres in October 1917

Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse engraved ‘Harry Stanyer Powell, 1/6 Royal War. Reg. Poelcapelle, Oct. 4/1917’, in its case of issue; British War and Victory Medals (Capt. H. S. Powell) extremely fine (3) £1200-1500

M.C. London Gazette 19 November 1917; citation 22 March 1918:

‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. His company being enfiladed by the enemy, he led a party and captured the position under heavy machine-gun fire. He then reorganised his company and continued the original advance.’

2nd Lieutenant (A/Captain) Harry Stanyer Powell, “C” Company, 1/6th Royal Warwickshire Regiment, was wounded during the battle of Broodseinde on 4 October 1917. He died of his wounds on the following day and is buried in Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen. He was aged 24, the son of Harry and Edith Powell, of Carlton House, Albrighton, Wolverhampton.