William Henry Powell

A Civilian, William died on 10th of August 1941 at the age of 52. 

William was born at Clapham, London, on 27 March 1889. William married Georgina Honor Nobbs, at Lowestoft, in 1915, 

In 1921 William and Georgina were living at 32 Seago Street, and William had his own business as a tennis racket manufacturer, with premises at 155 London Road, Lowestoft.  

On the night of 9-10 August 1941 an air raid took place at Lowestoft. William and Georgina, their son William, along with Sydney and Jessie Roach, and their son Frank, took shelter in a double Anderson shelter at the end of the garden of 71 Wollaston Road (note that 71 Wollaston Road and 32 Seago Street back on to each other). A high explosive bomb scored a direct hit on the shelter killing everyone inside.