| George Henry Powell | |
| Alias: | George Asaf |
| Birth Date: | 27 April 1880 |
| Birth Place: | High St., St Asaph, Wales[1] |
| Death Place: | Hove, East Sussex, England |
| Occupation: | Songwriter |
| Associated Acts: | Felix Powell |
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.[2] 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".[3] Although Felix Powell was a Staff Sergeant in the British Army, George Powell was a pacifist, and became a conscientious objector when conscription was imposed in 1916.