Percy Grant Powell photographer^1,2

Parents:

• Birth*: Percy Grant Powell photographer was born in 1890.¹
• He was the son of John Samuel Powell and Helen Peters.¹
• Marriage*: Percy Grant Powell photographer married Agnes Finlayson Nicolson, daughter of Alexander Fairweather Nicolson mechanical engineer and Mary Hunter McHardy, on Saturday, 5 October 1912 at 53 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, Scotland, ; 1912 marriages in the district of St Giles in the city of Edinburgh, ref 812; 1912 on the fifth day of October at 53 George VI Bridge Edinburgh ... in presence of Thomas Cameron McLeod photographer and Charlotte Martin McLeod dressmaker, Percy G Powell photographer batchelor aged 22 residing 28 Forrest Park Road Dundee parents John Samuel Powell library caretaker and Helen Powell ms Peters (dec), Agnes F Nicolson bromide pronter aged 22 residing 177 Victoria Road Dundee parents Alexander Fairweather Nicolson mechanical engineer and Mary Nicolson ms McHardy (dec), by warrant of Sheriff-Substitute of the Lothian and Peebles dated 5 October 1912, registered 1912 October 5 at Edinburgh signed R W Robertson registrar.¹

• Passenger List*: Percy Grant Powell photographer was found on the passenger list of Walmer Castle Ship The Union Castle Mail Steamship co and with Agnes Finlayson Nicolson on 28 January 1921 at Southampton, England to South Africa, , on the ship Walmer Castle, bound for Cape Town, South Africa; Mr & Mrs P G Powell, photographer, both aged 31, destination Rhodesia, South Africa, with daughters Miss L aged 7 and Miss D aged 4.³

Census & Directory Entries

Principal	between 1918 and 1919	Percy Grant Powell photographer appeared in a directory of between 1918 and 1919 living at 55 Taylor's Lane, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; photographer.4
Principal	between 1920 and 1921	He appeared in a directory of between 1920 and 1921 living at 55 Taylor's Lane, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; commercaial photographer.4

Military Service

• Military Service*: Percy Grant Powell photographer served with the Highland Light Infantry on 27 June 1916 at Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, , Name:      Percival Grant Powell
  Gender:      Male
  Birth Date:      abt 1890
  Enlistment Age:      26
  Marriage Date:      5 Oct 1912
  Marriage Place:      Edinburgh
  Document Year:      1916
  Residence Place:      55 Taylors Lane, Dundee
  Regimental Number:      32517
  Regiment Name:      Highland Light Infantry
  Number of Images:      21
  Form Title:      Record of Service
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  Family Members:      
  Name      Relation to Soldier
  Percival Grant Powell      Self (Head)
  Agnes F Nicholson      Spouse
  Lena Saunderson Powell      Child
  Doris Winifred Powell      Child.⁵