Gibson
"A dream of the past." A large glass of beer. "Dear C, Going gradually to a great spot." Somewhere in France. Verso - Field Post Office TN, dated 11th May '15. Censor stamp 1560 and signed E. B. Kitching.
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Artist:386202 Acting Sergeant HERBERT GIBSON, MM, 1st Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Born September 1889.
Ref: 4498
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: £25.00 -
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