Postcard to John Taplin's Parents

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Title

Postcard to John Taplin's Parents

Description

He is well and hopes they are well.

Creator

Date

1944-10-01

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Format

One double sided printed card with handwritten annotations

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Identifier

EEdwardsRTaplinWJ-[Mo]441001-0001, EEdwardsRTaplinWJ-[Mo]441001-0002

Transcription

Kriegsgefangenenpost

Postkarte

[postmark 21 10 44]

[ink stamp]

Mr Mrs Taplin,
12 Whitesmead Rd.
Empfangsort: Stevenage,
Straße: Herts,
Land: England.
Landesteil (Provinz usw)

Gebührenfrei!

Absender:
Vor- und Zuname: Pte Edwards
Gefangenennummer: 33989
Lager-Bezeichnung:
M. -Stammlager VIII A
Kommando-Nr.: E14654
Deutschland (Allemagne)

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Kriegsgefangenenlager

Datum: Oct 1944

Dear folks, hope all are well as at present it finds myself, I have not {sic] from you for a while. However let me know all the news, about Billy and everyone

Anyway I hope it will not be long before we are all united once again. Fondest Love. John xxx

Collection

Citation

John Taplin, “Postcard to John Taplin's Parents,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed September 15, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/44098.