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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D4567
TitleTivey family of Melbourne
Date1931-1952
DescriptionThis 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.
Extent2 boxes
LevelFonds
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
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Archive CreatorTivey family of Melbourne
Administrative HistoryWallace 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 HistoryAcquired by Derbyshire Record Office in 1996
Organisation Sub-TypeMilitary personnel
Related MaterialFor photographs of Wallace and others see D4579
TermSecond World War (1939-1945)
Military personnel
Sailors
Naval personnel
Archivist NoteChanged collection title from 'Tivey-Heath letters' SC 13/08/20
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Place (click for further details)Type
Melbourne 
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