10.5287/BODLEIANRCP.2
Walter, Powell
Powell
Walter
Show me the way to go home
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
2011
Dataset
2011-12-05 12:42:38.870993
2011-12-05 12:42:39.536437
2011
GWA_6947_ShowMeTheWayToGoHome.mp3
Tape
Just 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.