Postcard of King George V and Queen Mary reviewing men from the Flintshire Constabulary
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Postcard of King George V and Queen Mary reviewing men from the Flintshire Constabulary
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Subject |
Powell, Walter
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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
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Creation place |
Queensferry
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Cataloguer |
Alun Edwards
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Filename |
GWA_6677_ReviewFlintsConstVisitQueensferryMfactory1917.jpg
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Copyright |
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
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Digital repository | |
Contributor name |
Alun Edwards (Powys Archives submissions day)
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Contributed on the behalf of |
Bryan and Liz Edwards
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Collection
Citation
“Postcard of King George V and Queen Mary reviewing men from the Flintshire Constabulary,” The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor via First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed April 27, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/7602.
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