Neilson's Chocolate Wrapper
Title
Neilson's Chocolate Wrapper
Description
A chocolate bar wrapper used for recording a diary.
Creator
Coverage
Language
Format
One printed card with handwritten annotations
Publisher
Rights
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Identifier
MBarraletAF85233-210609-020001, MBarraletAF85233-210609-020002
Transcription
Neilson’s
CHOCOLATE
MADE EXPRESSLY FOR CANADIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY
Neilson’s CHOCOLATE
[page break]
Thurs 19
Firing [indecipherable word] field with [indecipherable word] to the [two indecipherable words] today
Frid 20
Firing [five indecipherable words] and Maths first.
SAT 21 Rain all day and [three indecipherable words]
SUN 22 Collection [three indecipherable words]
MON 23 [indecipherable word] firm
TUE 24 Grounded for 1 night [indecipherable word] Landed [indecipherable words] DARSFELD [indecipherable word] left of [indecipherable word]
[underlined] WED 25 [/underlined] Stayed all day while [eight indecipherable words]
[underlined] THURS 26 [/underlined] [indecipherable words]
[page break]
[underlined] Tues 10th [/underlined] Left TARMSTADT [two indecipherable words] 15KM
[deleted] WED [/deleted] straight in field grounded by police [indecipherable words] very sick with [indecipherable word]
[underlined] Wed 11th [/underlined] travelled light luggage on [four indecipherable words] part way on cart Camped in field by aircraft
[underlined] Thurs 12 [/underlined] Looking better [three indecipherable words]
Required a wheelbarrow [indecipherable words] brickworks
[underlined] FRI [/underlined] All day [three indecipherable words] woods [indecipherable word] pleasant Short march of 8 Km [indecipherable words]
[page break]
NET WEIGHT 5 OUNCES
[underlined] William Neilson Limited [/underlined]
TORONTO CANADA
[inserted] WALTER KNOLL
B377233 POW 195
CAMP [/inserted]
Neilson’s CHOCOLATE
CHOCOLATE
MADE EXPRESSLY FOR CANADIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY
Neilson’s CHOCOLATE
[page break]
Thurs 19
Firing [indecipherable word] field with [indecipherable word] to the [two indecipherable words] today
Frid 20
Firing [five indecipherable words] and Maths first.
SAT 21 Rain all day and [three indecipherable words]
SUN 22 Collection [three indecipherable words]
MON 23 [indecipherable word] firm
TUE 24 Grounded for 1 night [indecipherable word] Landed [indecipherable words] DARSFELD [indecipherable word] left of [indecipherable word]
[underlined] WED 25 [/underlined] Stayed all day while [eight indecipherable words]
[underlined] THURS 26 [/underlined] [indecipherable words]
[page break]
[underlined] Tues 10th [/underlined] Left TARMSTADT [two indecipherable words] 15KM
[deleted] WED [/deleted] straight in field grounded by police [indecipherable words] very sick with [indecipherable word]
[underlined] Wed 11th [/underlined] travelled light luggage on [four indecipherable words] part way on cart Camped in field by aircraft
[underlined] Thurs 12 [/underlined] Looking better [three indecipherable words]
Required a wheelbarrow [indecipherable words] brickworks
[underlined] FRI [/underlined] All day [three indecipherable words] woods [indecipherable word] pleasant Short march of 8 Km [indecipherable words]
[page break]
NET WEIGHT 5 OUNCES
[underlined] William Neilson Limited [/underlined]
TORONTO CANADA
[inserted] WALTER KNOLL
B377233 POW 195
CAMP [/inserted]
Neilson’s CHOCOLATE
Collection
Citation
Tony Barralet, “Neilson's Chocolate Wrapper,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed June 16, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/38678.