Photos of Percy Powell, Herefordshire Regiment

William Pervical Weatherley 'Percy' Powell was the middle son of W.J. and Clara Powell, and older brother of Walter Powell. He died of his wounds in 23 July 1917, having been discharged from the army 2nd June 1916 after suffering perforated eardrums.

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.

威廉·珀西瓦尔·韦瑟利·“珀西”·鲍威尔（William Pervical Weatherley 'Percy' Powell）是W.J.与克拉拉·鲍威尔夫妇的次子，亦是沃尔特·鲍威尔的长兄。1916年6月2日，他因鼓膜穿孔从军队退役，最终于1917年7月23日因战伤不治离世。

该藏品隶属于兰德里恩德韦尔斯的沃尔特·H·鲍威尔（Walter H. Powell）相关收藏系列，沃尔特时任陆军勤务团（Army Service Corps）机械化运输部队列兵/驾驶员，编号M2-267205。沃尔特生于1898年，曾多次隐瞒法定参军年龄尝试入伍，最终于1916年成功参军。他先后在英国境内的多支部队服役数月——（逾两年？）——，随后赴法参战。1918年至1919年间，他担任防空炮兵部队的通信传令兵，期间遭遇毒气袭击，此后终身受该后遗症困扰。沃尔特是兰德里恩德韦尔斯地区托奇互助会（Toc H）的创始成员之一，同时也是一名狂热的足球爱好者，最终于1994年辞世，享年96岁。此外，沃尔特的两位兄长克利夫与珀西·鲍威尔，以及其叔父汉弗莱·鲍威尔，均在一战中因战伤不治身亡。