NAM.1996-10-95-56

Envelope, entitled, ‘Italy’, nd. Contains papers associated with the service of Brig Roy Gilbert Thurburn in Italy, 1943-1945. Items include a pamphlet, Personal Message from Eisenhower, November 1943, booklet, dedication of a memorial church of St Martin and St George, Pontecegnano for those killed in landings in the area in 1943, August 1944; two postcards and Transport Command, Royal Air Force, information leaflet, Naples, October 1944; published collection of cartoons, and cutting, Jon’s ‘Two Types’, Italy 1944; press cuttings and Army Welfare Services information leaflet on the Royal Palace at Caserta, May to July 1944; items relating to VE Day celebrations in Italy, May 1945; also press cuttings. From a collection of papers of Brig Roy Gilbert Thurburn relating to his military career, 1939-1952.

Victory in Europe Day, 1945 (World War Two, North West Europe 1944-1945)