Ivor Hughes winner of the 100 yards race held at the end of the war
Title |
Ivor Hughes winner of the 100 yards race held at the end of the war
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Author |
Powell, Walter
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Subject |
Hughes, Ivor
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Notes |
Walter Powell recalls one of the players from Llandrindod Wells football club, Ivor Hughes, who won the 100 yards race held at the end of the First World War, recording made circa 1983.
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
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Creation place |
Deauville, France
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Cataloguer |
Alun Edwards
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Filename |
GWA_6944_FootballIvorHughes100ydsWinnerDeauvilleGames1919.mp3
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Copyright |
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
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Digital repository | |
Contributor name |
Alun Edwards
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Contributed on the behalf of |
Bryan and Liz Edwards
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Collection
Citation
“Ivor Hughes winner of the 100 yards race held at the end of the war,” by Powell, Walter. The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor via First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed September 30, 2023, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/7869.
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