George Powell, Welsh Bantam

[mtaylor]

An account written in an exercise book by / of George Powell, a recruit to one of the Welsh ‘bantam’ battalions during WW1 was at Cyfarthfa Castle Museum, Merthyr but was returned to the lender. Does anyone know where it may be now?

[geraint]

Contact the museum!

[mtaylor]

Thanks Geraint - now why didn't I think of that? Actually their records are somewhat patchy and they can't tell me!

[Bernard_Lewis]

Try a letter to the local press and ask them to publish it to help your search? Maybe a relative who still lives in the area has it and might see the request for info. A long shot but you never know. What about the local archive office? Might have been presented there?

Bernard

[mtaylor]

Thanks Bernard - I'll follow up once certain none of the pals here have any info.

[geraint]

Sorry mtaylor; didn't mean to sound offish!

Merthyr's a close knit community, and I'm certain that there will be memories of the man. Is there an ex-servicemen's club there who may be able to suggest the name of a local historian with military interest. This has worked for me in the past. Contact the museum again requesting such info. As Bernard suggests try the local archives and ask for a local historian's name and email.

Try googling BBC South East Wales blog site for local history - you knever know what can turn up there.

Geraint

[mtaylor]

Thanks Geraint

Mike