Source: April 1916 casualty.
Family Search: When Private George Herbert Powell was born on 29 June 1891, in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Robert Powell, was 39 and his mother, Sarah Ann Brunt, was 33. He married Elizabeth May Yates on 4 March 1914, in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He immigrated to Canada in 1913 and lived in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada in 1916. He registered for military service in 1916. His occupation is listed as clerk in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. He died on 12 April 1916, in Sint-Eloois-Winkel, West Flanders, Belgium, at the age of 24, and was buried in Voormezele, West Flanders, Belgium.
Nottingham City Council Roll of Honour
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 