Gibson
"Gott strafe England." (For I can't). France. Censor stamp and signed E. B. K(itching) - see No. 4489, note on Censor. Message verso - "From what I read, he is taking London by storm. Remember me to your mother and give her my kindest regards. I am still in the best of health and going strong. Love and kisses, B.
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Artist:386202 Acting Sergeant HERBERT GIBSON, MM, 1st Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Born September 1889.
Ref: 4490
Medium: Pencil Drawing
Size: 5in x 4in - 12.5 x 10 cm.
Framed: No
Status: Unsigned
Provenance: From a collection of humourous drawings sent by "Bert" to his girlfriend, Cissi Bell, who lived at 5 Curtis Road, Fenham, Newcastle on Tyne. Drawn mainly on plain postcards - British, French and German. Herbert and Cissi never married but Herbert survived the war. MM awarded 7th October 1916. London Gazette, February 1917, Page 18, Ref. XXVII.
Price: £25
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