Second World War - Lynsted Memorial Project
Cecil William POWELL (of Oare)
b. 1926 Private, Service Number 14880172 |
Cecil was born in 1926 to Cecil Baden Powell and Alice Caroline (née Tester) Powell of 2 Forge Cottages, Oare.
Cecil was still in training at Catterick Camp when he accidentally drowned in The Foss on the River Swale, Richmond, North Yorkshire.
He is buried in Faversham Borough Cemetery and is also commemorated on the Davington School memorial plaque, located in the parish church of St. Mary Magdalene & St. Lawrence, Davington.
