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Arguing the Point Somewhere in France
Arguing the Point. Somewhere in France. On verso - Dearest Cis, Just a few lines hoping you are well. Enclosed you will find PPC which I hope you will like. I am still in. Card entitled 1. See 4512 for card entitled 2 and continuation of text. 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Born September 1889
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1889 386202 Acting Ambulance Arguing Born Continuation Corps Dearest Enclosed Entitled Find Gibson Herbert Hope Hoping Just Lines Northumbrian Point Regiments Sergeant Somewhere Verso
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Arguing the Point: A Trenchside Discussion Somewhere in France, 1916. In this evocative image, two soldiers, identified as Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson (Service Number 386202) of the 1st Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps, engage in a passionate debate amidst the muddy trenches of the Western Front during World War I. The reverse of the photograph bears a heartfelt inscription, "Dearest Cis, Just a few lines hoping you are well. Enclosed you will find PPC which I hope you will like. I am still in. Card entitled 1. See 4512 for card entitled 2 and continuation of text." Gibson, born in September 1889, was likely writing to his loved one, expressing his longing and sending a postcard as a token of affection. The intensity of their conversation is palpable, as they lean in close, gesturing animatedly with their hands. The photograph, a poignant reminder of the human experiences that unfolded during the Great War, offers a glimpse into the daily lives of soldiers and the emotional connections they maintained with those back home.
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