Photo of Walter Powell in his first civilian suit after the war
Item
Title
Photo of Walter Powell in his first civilian suit after the war
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Identifier
7621.jpg
GWA_6685_WHP_1919_FirstCivSuit.jpg
Subject
Powell, Walter
Abstract
Walter Powell used to tell the story that when he and his friends got together for the first time after returning from the war they were walking around Llandrindod Lake, when the photographer who had a studio nearby [Rousham Roberts?] called them in so he could take their photo for nothing. He photographed each individually as well as a group photo. This is one of this set of photos.
Part of a collection relating to Walter H. Powell, Llandrindod Wells, (private / driver M2-267205 Mechanised Transport Army Service Corps). Born 1898, Walter tried to join up under-age on a number of occasions, finally succeeding in 1916. He served many months - (more than 2 years?) - in different army units in Britain, before going over to France. He served as a despatch rider for an anti-aircraft battery in 1918-1919. Walter was gassed "suffering the effects all his life". He was a founder member of Toc-H in Llandrindod, and a keen footballer - he died in 1994 aged 96. However Walter's older brothers (Cliff and Percy Powell) and his uncle (Humphrey Powell) died of wounds sustained during the war.
Part of a collection relating to Walter H. Powell, Llandrindod Wells, (private / driver M2-267205 Mechanised Transport Army Service Corps). Born 1898, Walter tried to join up under-age on a number of occasions, finally succeeding in 1916. He served many months - (more than 2 years?) - in different army units in Britain, before going over to France. He served as a despatch rider for an anti-aircraft battery in 1918-1919. Walter was gassed "suffering the effects all his life". He was a founder member of Toc-H in Llandrindod, and a keen footballer - he died in 1994 aged 96. However Walter's older brothers (Cliff and Percy Powell) and his uncle (Humphrey Powell) died of wounds sustained during the war.
Date
1919
Date Created
1917-01-01
Temporal Coverage
1917-12-31
Source
Photograph
Medium
Photographic paper
Type
Photograph
Contributor
Alun Edwards
Alun Edwards (Powys Archives submissions day)
Bryan and Liz Edwards
Publisher
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford