Lance Corporal 296 Brian Christopher Power

Lance Corporal 296 Brian C Power, 14^th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Killed in action in the Battle of the Somme on 23 July 1916 aged 20

• Named: Thiepval Memorial, Picardie, France
• Awarded: 1914-15 Star, British War and Victory Medals
• Son of Frederick and Ellen Power
• NNWFHS Memorials: Coleshill

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC page for L/Cpl Power
• Thiepval Memorial
• NNWFHS Coleshill War Memorial Page
• Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Census and Family Information

• Born Apr qtr 1896 in Coleshill
• Living at Grimstocks, Gilson, Coleshill aged 14, at school [1911 census]
• His father was a manufacturer