| Place | Africa: North Africa, Western Desert, Western Desert (Egypt), El Alamein Area, El Alamein |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR01140 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1cm |
| Object type | Letter, Newspaper cutting |
| Maker |
Gratwick, Percival Eric |
| Date made | 1941 |
| 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. |
Gratwick, Percival Eric, VC (Private, d.1942)
Description
Original letter written by WX10426 Private Percival "Percy" Eric Gratwick VC, of 2/48 Battalion, to his friend Mr Robert Cave, while serving in North Africa with 2/48 Battalion at El Alamein; news clipping relating to Gratwick, published after he won the Victoria Cross (posthumous) for service in Libya.