Identifier
2011-09-0159-02
Title
Caterpillar Membership card
Type
Personal Belongings
Description
Cream coloured cardboard holder with blue print. Congratulates/It is indeed a pleasure to welcome you as a member of the caterpillar club/As is customary, we have had the official insignia of the Club made and engraved for you, which you will find attached together with your membership certificate./ We have pleasure with sending these to you with our compliments and best wishes, in recognition of the emergency parachute jump which you made./ CATERPILLAR CLUB. Laminated card for Caterpillar club certificate of membership. F/Lt A R Cocks is the member of the caterpillar club having saved his life through parachute. Contains signature. Air Chutes Irvin.
Creator
Caterpillar Club
Coverage
Medium
Cream coloured card with blue text.
Format
175 x 122 mm
Provenance
183 Squadron. Mr A R Cocks was a pilot of Typhoon- a fighter bomber armed with cannon and rockets. (info from provenane sheet).
Date
Second World War, 1939-1945
Audience
Case 52
Source
Cocks Marcia Cocks (wife of pilot)
Date Created
2015-10-27