Postcard of King George V and Queen Mary reviewing men from the Flintshire Constabulary
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| Subject | Powell, Walter |
|---|---|
| Title | Postcard of King George V and Queen Mary reviewing men from the Flintshire Constabulary |
| Notes | Black and white photocopy of a postcard of the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to North Wales to inspect the munitions factory at Queensferry, May 1917. In this collection is a transcription of Walter Powell's memories of the day he was a footman in the convoy of this visit, as well as photos of him in his 'poshed-up' uniform for the occasion. 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 | May 1917 |
| Creation place | Queensferry |
| File type | Image |
| Item source | Postcard |
| Item medium | Paper |
| Content | Postcard |
| Cataloguer | Alun Edwards |
| Filename | GWA_6677_ReviewFlintsConstVisitQueensferryMfactory1917.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/7602 |
