Postcard from Gilbert Baiton to his wife, 1940s
Item Reference : cny02909

Description

A postcard sent by Gilbert to his wife, Elizabeth's mother. A standard card, there are spaces included to stick pictures of the sender and the recipient. Elizabeth Williams was born during the Second World War, whilst her father was away with the army. Her father, Gilbert Baiton, served with the Royal Engineers, and was attached to a medical corps. He travelled across Europe, and sent back many postcards, and brought back many photographs and souvenirs. He took part in the invasion of Anzio, and his main responsibility was setting up and maintaining the lighting systems at field hospitals and mobile dressing units.

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