march 30th 1917 annie to coralie gibbs

south godstone, surrey

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the message

“Dear Coral

Just a card to wish you all you wish yourself

With kind regards from

Annie”

the sender

There are no clues to the identity of Annie.

the recipient

Coralie Gibbs (1902-1967) was the daughter of Edwin Gibbs (1868-1933) and Fanny Maria Jenner (1869-1960). Edwin was a Postman.

Coralie did not marry. In 1939 she was working as a housekeeper and shop assistant for John Treasure in Godstone.

the tree

the places

South Godstone, Surrey

what the card says to us

This is a simple birthday card.

The only unusual thing about it is the addition of “Blighty” to the end of the address,that being a reference generally used by British soldiers overseas to refer to the UK.