The Green Eye of the Yellow God
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| Author | Powell, Walter |
|---|---|
| Title | The Green Eye of the Yellow God |
| Notes | Recording made circa 1983 by Walter Powell of one of the many monologues (this one a poem by J. Milton Hayes) that he would recite as his party piece, in the army, and later in a Pierrot troupe entertaining the wounded Tommies in one of the many military hospitals in Llandrindod Wells. 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 | 1983 |
| Creation place | France |
| File type | Audio |
| Item source | Tape |
| Item medium | Tape |
| Content | Other |
| Cataloguer | Alun Edwards |
| Filename | GWA_6952_The_Green_Eye_of_the_Yellow_God.mp3 |
| Copyright | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor |
| Digital repository | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford |
| Contributor Name | Alun Edwards |
| Contributed on the behalf of | Bryan and Liz Edwards |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/7877 |
