Gilbert Tasker Mahoney
His postcards home from the war
When David Jackson moved
into 4 Avondale Mount,
Shipley, in 1979 the house
was empty except for a
solitary cardboard box in a
dusty cellar
It contained a treasure trove
of postcards and documents
written and collected by
former resident Gilbert
Tasker Mahoney, including
many from when he was in
World War 1.
Strictly speaking, Gilbert’s
war service was nothing to do
with Shipley but the archive
is so interesting that we are
delighted to include it here.
UPDATE: We are delighted
to say that since this was first
published, Gilbert’s
granddaughter saw the pages
and David Jackson has been
able to restore the archive to
the family.
Click on the links below to see
more about Gilbert’s collection.
Not all the pages are online yet but
will be added in the near future.