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D4567 - Tivey family of Melbourne - 1931-1952

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D4567
Title	Tivey family of Melbourne
Date	1931-1952
Description	This collection mainly comprises love letters between Able (later Leading) Seaman Wallace Tivey and Gwendoline Heath, later Gwendoline Tivey. It also includes letters from family and friends, photographs and personal papers.
Extent	2 boxes
Level	Fonds
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Archive Creator	Tivey family of Melbourne
Administrative History	Wallace Tivey and Gwendoline Heath met in 1943 and corresponded for the duration of the Second World War; they were married in December 1944. Wallace Tivey was demobbed in 1946 after the defeat of Japan. The couple set up home in Melbourne, Derbyshire and were married for 47 years. Both died in 1991.
Custodial History	Acquired by Derbyshire Record Office in 1996
Organisation Sub-Type	Military personnel
Related Material	For photographs of Wallace and others see D4579
Term	Second World War (1939-1945)
	Military personnel
	Sailors
	Naval personnel
Archivist Note	Changed collection title from 'Tivey-Heath letters' SC 13/08/20

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