Wilfrid with Michael on the Sea Swallow

Published on October 1, 2013 in Wilfrid Gibson: Poetry, Family, HistoryFull resolution (2686 × 1654)

Wilfrid with the eleven-year-old Michael on the deck of the Sea Swallow.

Wilfrid and Michael at sea, 1929.
‘the little boy who…made up his bunk efficiently … and then went over to Wilfrid (in a confusion of sheets and blankets) and loudly whispered, “Oh! Daddy, you had better leave it to me.”’ (Dorothy Una Radcliffe memoir)