Photos of Walter Powell lying on a camp bed in a tent
Item
Title
Photos of Walter Powell lying on a camp bed in a tent
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Identifier
9508.cpd
Subject
Powell, Walter
Abstract
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
1919-01-01
Temporal Coverage
1919-12-31
Source
Photograph
Medium
Photographic paper
Type
Photograph
number of pages
2
Contributor
Alun Edwards
Alun Edwards (Powys Archives submissions day)
Bryan and Liz Edwards
Publisher
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford