Photos of Walter Powell, A.S.C. driver, in his 'poshed-up' uniform soon after acting as footman during a visit of the King and Queen
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Photos of Walter Powell, A.S.C. driver, in his 'poshed-up' uniform soon after acting as footman during a visit of the King and Queen
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| Subject |
Powell, Walter
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| Notes |
Studio portraits taken by P.B. Abery photographer of Builth Wells.
In this collection is a transcription of Walter Powell's memories of the day he was a footman in the convoy of the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to North Wales, May 1917. 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. |
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June 1917 - December 1917
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| Creation place |
Builth Wells
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| Content | |
| Total number of pages |
2
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| Cataloguer |
Alun Edwards
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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
“Photos of Walter Powell, A.S.C. driver, in his 'poshed-up' uniform soon after acting as footman during a visit of the King and Queen,” The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor via First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed April 26, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/document/9494.
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