Account of entertaining wounded Tommies in hospital, Llandrindod Wells
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| Author | Powell, Walter |
|---|---|
| Title | Account of entertaining wounded Tommies in hospital, Llandrindod Wells (1) |
| Notes | Walter Powell's notes record the hotels and large houses in Llandrindod Wells which were commandeered by the War Ministry and turned into a military hospital for Tommies coming back from France with rheumatism etc. in 1914. This carried on to 1923. Also that when I came home [from France] in 1919, I belonged to a Pierotte troupe and we used to go around the boys in Blue and give concerts and have a jolly time... before radio and TV we had to make our own entertainment. We were often a hundred or more. Happy days. 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 | 1914 - 1923 |
| Creation place | Llandrindod Wells |
| File type | Image |
| Item source | Leaf |
| Item medium | Paper |
| Content | Memoir |
| Page | 1 of 3 |
| Cataloguer | Richard Marshall |
| Filename | GWA_4665_notes_1.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/9282/5280 |
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| Author | Powell, Walter |
|---|---|
| Title | Account of entertaining wounded Tommies in hospital, Llandrindod Wells |
| Notes | Walter Powell's notes record the hotels and large houses in Llandrindod Wells which were commandeered by the War Ministry and turned into a military hospital for Tommies coming back from France with rheumatism etc. in 1914. This carried on to 1923. Also that when I came home [from France] in 1919, I belonged to a Pierotte troupe and we used to go around the boys in Blue and give concerts and have a jolly time... before radio and TV we had to make our own entertainment. We were often a hundred or more. Happy days. 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 | 1914 - 1923 |
| Creation place | Llandrindod Wells |
| File type | Image |
| Item source | Leaf |
| Item medium | Paper |
| Content | Memoir |
| 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/9282 |
