| Accession Number | AWM2021.122.1 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | Extent: .5 cm; Wallet/s: 1 |
| Object type | Greeting card |
| Maker |
Irons, Gordon Edward |
| Place made | Netherlands East Indies |
| Date made | 1945 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Irons, Gordon Edward (Leading Aircraftman, b.1916 - d.1987)
Description
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 52118 Leading Aircraftman Gordon Edward Irons, Dutch East Indies, No. 34 Squadron, 1945.
Wallet 1 of 1 - Consists of a Mother's Day card Leading Aircraftman Irons sent to Christina Jones on behalf of his friends, Peter [VX46248 Gunner Melville James 'Peter' Jones] and Bill [VX46238 Gunner Allen Godfrey 'Bill' Jones] on 13 May 1945. The Jones brothers were prisoners of war of the Japanese from February 1942 to September 1945.