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AuthorPowell, Walter
TitleShow me the way to go home
NotesJust a couple of the first lines of this song sung by Walter Powell (circa 1980s).

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 Date1983
Creation placeFrance
File typeAudio
Item sourceTape
Item mediumTape
ContentMusic
CataloguerAlun Edwards
FilenameGWA_6947_ShowMeTheWayToGoHome.mp3
CopyrightThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
Digital repositoryThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford
Contributor NameAlun Edwards
Contributed on the behalf ofBryan and Liz Edwards
Reference URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/7872