Photos of Miss Humphreys M.A., belonging to Walter Powell
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| Subject | Humphreys,? |
|---|---|
| Title | Photo of Miss Humphreys M.A., belonging to Walter Powell (2) |
| Notes | Signed by Miss Humphreys on the back, Easter 1917. Walter Powell notes on the back of another photo submitted to this collection She used to write to so many of the boys in the forces - [she] died very young. 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 | April 1917 |
| Creation place | Wales |
| File type | Image |
| Item source | Photograph |
| Item medium | Photographic paper |
| Content | Photograph |
| Page | 2 of 2 |
| Cataloguer | Richard Marshall |
| Filename | GWA_4571_MissHumphreysMA_1917.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/document/9269/5210 |
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| Subject | Humphreys,? |
|---|---|
| Title | Photos of Miss Humphreys M.A., belonging to Walter Powell |
| Item Date | 1914 - 1917 |
| Item source | Photograph |
| Item medium | Photographic paper |
| Content | Photograph |
| Cataloguer | Richard Marshall |
| 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/document/9269 |
