Driving Licence of Walter Powell (1)

This is the civilian driving licence of Walter Powell, dated 26th May 1915. Although eligible for only 12 months this is the only licence Walter carried until he gave up driving because of ill health in the early 1990s (aged over 92). He was a driver (cars and lorries) and a motorcycle despatch rider during the First World War - he passed tests and examinations to qualify him for this, as recorded in his father's diaries (also part of this collection).

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.

这是沃尔特·鲍威尔（Walter Powell）的民用驾驶执照，日期为1915年5月26日。尽管该执照的有效期仅为12个月，但这是沃尔特直至20世纪90年代初因健康状况不佳放弃驾驶（时年92岁以上）前持有的唯一执照。第一次世界大战期间，他曾担任司机（驾驶汽车与卡车）及摩托车通讯员——其父亲的日记（亦属本藏品的一部分）记载，他通过了相关测试与考核以获得上述资格。

本物件是与兰迪德诺威尔斯的沃尔特·H·鲍威尔相关的藏品之一，（列兵/司机 M2-267205，机械运输陆军勤务队）。沃尔特生于1898年，曾多次试图虚报年龄入伍，最终于1916年成功参军。赴法国前，他在英国境内多个陆军单位服役数月（或逾两年？）。1918至1919年间，他担任高射炮连通讯员。沃尔特曾遭遇毒气攻击，‘其影响伴随终身’。他是兰迪德诺Toc-H组织的创始成员，亦是一名热忱的足球爱好者——1994年逝世，享年96岁。然而，沃尔特的兄长（克利夫与珀西·鲍威尔）及叔父（汉弗莱·鲍威尔）均因战时所受创伤去世。