George Henry Powell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George Henry Powell

British, Welsh songwriter and lyricist

Date of Birth: 27-Apr-1880

Place of Birth: St Asaph, Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 03-Dec-1951

Profession: songwriter, lyricist

Nationality: Wales, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

George Henry Powell (27 April 1880 – 3 December 1951) was a Welsh songwriter who, under the pseudonym George Asaf, wrote the lyrics of the marching song "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag" in 1915. The music was written by his brother Felix Powell, and the song was entered into a World War I competition for "best morale-building song".
It won first prize and was noted as "perhaps the most optimistic song ever written".
Although Felix Powell was an enthusiastic Staff Sergeant in the British Army, George Powell was a pacifist, and became a conscientious objector when conscription was imposed in 1916.