Photograph of the cast of the play The Tide, Llandrindod Wells
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| Subject | Powell, Walter |
|---|---|
| Title | Photograph of the cast of the play The Tide, Llandrindod Wells |
| Notes | Walter Powell is amongst the cast members (marked with a cross), almost all in uniform for this British Legion play The Tide about the First World War - performed at the Grand Pavilion, Llandrindod Wells 1921. 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. |
| Item Date | 1921 |
| Creation place | Llandrindod Wells |
| File type | Image |
| Item source | Photograph |
| Item medium | Photographic paper |
| Content | Photograph |
| Cataloguer | Richard Marshall |
| Filename | GWA_4675_img156.jpg |
| Copyright | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor |
| Digital repository | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford |
| Contributor Name | Alun Edwards (Powys Archives submissions day) |
| Contributed on the behalf of | Bryan and Liz Edwards |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/5285 |
