
Forbidden love: The WW2 letters between two men - BBC News
2017年2月17日 · He was already in love with Gordon Bowsher. The pair had met on a houseboat holiday in Devon in 1938 when Mr Bowsher was in a relationship with Mr Bradley's nephew. …
In WWII, Two Gay Soldiers' Forbidden Romance Lives On In …
One soldier, Gilbert Bradley, wrote his letters, too, but he could never keep a photo of his true love because he was a man named Gordon Bowsher. Photos of Gilbert Bradley and his letters are …
Read these love letters from a WW2 soldier to his boyfriend
2017年2月17日 · So much so that when Gilbert sent letters to his love, Gordon Bowsher, the letter were just signed as ‘G’. Collectors assumed ‘G’ was a girlfriend, until they recently discovered …
The Love Letters of Gilbert Bradley and Gordon Bowsher
2019年9月5日 · The following year, Bradley was stationed in the town of Oswestry as an anti-aircraft gunner and began his correspondence with Bowsher. Not only were same-sex …
'The Letter Men' details love letters between two men separated …
2022年6月14日 · Bradley and Bowsher first met in Devon, in southwest England, in 1938. In love but separated by the war, the two men began writing each other letters — a potentially …
LGBTQ+ | WW2 Love Letters | Royal British Legion
Gilbert Bradley and Gordon Bowsher fell in love shortly before the beginning of the Second World War; however when Gilbert joined the army their relationship survived through beautifully …
Big screen hopes for the story of gay WW2 lovers - BBC
2025年3月2日 · Gordon Bowsher had only used the inital G in his letters. Mr Vallentine convinced Mr Hignett to give him the rights to Gilbert and Gordon's story for a feature film. "For me, what …
Secret Love Letters of Two Gay Soldiers from WWII Made into Movie
2022年6月3日 · In 2008, hundreds of love letters between two gay WWII soldiers, Gilbert Bradley and Gordon Bowsher, were discovered and then sold to Owestry Town Museum. One of them …
'The Letter Men' details love letters between two men separated
2022年6月14日 · Bradley and Bowsher first met in Devon, in southwest England, in 1938. In love but separated by the war, the two men began writing each other letters — a potentially …
Oswestry exhibition inspired by gay WW2 love letters opens - BBC
2024年9月6日 · He was in love with Gordon Bowsher, who was stationed at various locations across the country, at a time when gay activity was a court-martial offence. The letters …