Driving Licence of Walter Powell

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.本藏品为沃尔特·鲍威尔（Walter Powell）的民用驾驶执照，签发日期为1915年5月26日。尽管该执照有效期仅为12个月，但这是沃尔特生前唯一持有的驾驶执照，直至20世纪90年代初他因健康原因放弃驾车时，其年龄已逾92岁。第一次世界大战期间，他曾担任汽车与货运卡车驾驶员，同时兼任摩托车传令兵；其父亲在日记中记录了他通过相关考核以获得该岗位资质的经历，而该日记亦为本藏品集的组成部分。本藏品隶属于沃尔特·H·鲍威尔（Walter H. Powell）的相关藏品系列，其驻地为兰得林德德威尔斯（Llandrindod Wells），身份编号为M2-267205，隶属于陆军勤务军团（Army Service Corps）机械化运输部队，军衔为列兵。沃尔特生于1898年，曾多次尝试未成年入伍，最终于1916年成功参军。赴法参战前，他先后在英国境内多支陆军部队服役数月，实际服役时长或超2年。1918年至1919年间，他在某防空炮兵连担任传令兵。沃尔特曾遭遇毒气袭击，终生受其后遗症困扰。他是兰得林德德威尔斯托科希俱乐部（Toc H）的创始成员之一，同时也是一名狂热的足球爱好者。沃尔特于1994年逝世，享年96岁。不过，沃尔特的两位兄长克利夫·鲍威尔（Cliff Powell）与珀西·鲍威尔（Percy Powell），以及其叔父汉弗莱·鲍威尔（Humphrey Powell）均因战时负伤离世。