Recollections of the Great War, by Walter Powell
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| Subject | Powell, Walter |
|---|---|
| Title | Recollections of the Great War, by Walter Powell |
| Notes | Published in the Llandrindod, Cefnllys and Disserth Church Magazine in a November issue during the 1980s. These record Walter Powell's repeated attempts to join-up under-age, as well as his friends' attempts - some of them successful; also how he finally managed to join-up by trying a recruiting office away from home - after all his friends and his brothers were in the army. Also described is his work as a despatch rider in France. 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 - 1918 |
| Creation place | Unknown |
| File type | Image |
| Item source | Leaf |
| Item medium | Paper |
| Content | Publication |
| Cataloguer | Alun Edwards |
| Filename | GWA_6692_WHP_recollections.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/7617 |
