posted on 2024-06-05, 17:54authored byTheir Finest Hour Project Team
These are letters to a Canadian family, the Coxes, who hosted British airman, Ivor Swidenbank, when he was posted in Canada, as well as a Christmas card and a cushion cover of Ivor's.
History
Item list and details
1. Sweetheart cushion cover
2. Letter from Ivor's father to Mr and Mrs Cox who hosted Ivor when on leave in Canada
3. Christmas card, 1941
Person the story/items relate to
Ivor Swidenbank
Person who shared the story/items
David Swidenbank
Relationship between the subject of the story and its contributor
Father
Type of submission
Shared at Porthcawl Museum, Bridgend on 11 July 2023.