Bronze Cast of a Tree Carving

Tree carving cast, inscribed 'Lester Birky'

Date of manufacture: 1944

Nationality: American

Number of items: 1

Condition: Excellent

Other information: A paratrooper with the 101st Airborne Division, Lester Birkey was billeted at Hampstead Marshall between July and September 1944, recuperating from his adventures in Normandy. Whilst there, Lester carved his name and a parachute on a beech tree