GUINEA PIG CLUB "HAWAIIAN Ball" Invitation Card 1964 East Grinstead,Sussex REAL

Description

Genuine
1964 dated Hawaiian Ball invitation at the Ye Olde Felbridge Hotel in East Grinstead (Very close to the Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, Sussex)
This invite was part of the deceased estate collection of a Kiwi Guinea Pig Club member,
Englishman
David Hunt
I KNOW THAT "Guinea Pig Club" items are VERY COLLECTABLE because of how many OUTRIGHT FAKE  "Guinea Pig Club" items are offered by Toerags on eBay
The Guinea Pig Club, established in 1941, was a social club and mutual support network for British and allied aircrew injured during World War II.
The
Guinea Pig Club
of the Second World War.
This
very exclusive club
was started in 1941 during WW2.
There were exactly
six hundred and forty nine
members.
But there was an
incredibly high price to pay for membership
.
Members were all airmen who had been badly burned and disfigured in action
They had all been treated by Kiwi pioneer surgeon,
Archibald McIndoe
.
He
pioneered plastic surgery
, hence the name of this elite club.
Its membership was made up of patients of NEW ZEALANDER surgeon Archibald McIndoe in Ward III at Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, Sussex, who had undergone experimental reconstructive plastic surgery, including facial reconstruction, generally after receiving burns injuries in aircraft.
A club that no one WANTED to join :-(
These
HEROES gave the rest of their wretched lives
for our tomorrow, and today greedy SCUM have the audacity to try to cash-in on their misery :-(
The club remained active after the end of the war, and its annual reunion meetings continued until 2007.
GUARANTEED 100% GENUINE "For Life" (like all items that I sell)
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