Photograph Album belonging to 2nd Lieutenant Harold Jones of Pontardawe compiled during WW1

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Harold Jones, who later became Harold Penderel, complied this album containing photographs of his fellow soldiers while serving in the Royal Tank Regiment during the First World War. The album contains photographs of his tank crew and the tank they drove which was called 'Harlech'. Having left school, Harold joined the army at 17 and trained at Cambridge before going to France in 1915-16. Due to his education, Harold became Second Lieutenant before becoming Acting Captain in the Royal Tank Corps. Tanks were introduced to WW1 in 1916 and Harold Jones was involved during the Somme offensives.