Postcard to John Taplin's Parents from John
Title
Postcard to John Taplin's Parents from John
Description
He is well and asks for a pipe.
Creator
Date
1943-03-13
Temporal Coverage
Language
Format
One double sided printed card with handwritten annotations
Publisher
Rights
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Contributor
Identifier
ETaplinJATaplinWJ-[Mo]430313-0001, ETaplinJATaplinWJ-[Mo]430313-0002
Transcription
R.A.F.
Kriegsgefangenenpost
Postkarte
An [ink stamp] [censors stamp]
Mr Mrs Taplin,
12 Whitesmead
Empfangsort: Stevenage
Straße: Herts
Land: ENGLAND
Landesteil (Provinz usw.)
Gebührenfrei!
Absender:
Vor- und Zuname:
John Taplin.
Gefangenennummer: 27493
Lager-Bezeichnung:
M. -Stammlager VIII B
Deutschland (Allemagne)
[page break]
Kriegsgefangenenlager
Datum: 13/3/43
Folks, Im still well, I hope all at 12 are also, Dont forget to send me a pipe will you. You will be notified of my membership to the Caterpillar club. Also for Jim, keep the letters wont you. Hurry and finish this mess. Love John xxx.
Kriegsgefangenenpost
Postkarte
An [ink stamp] [censors stamp]
Mr Mrs Taplin,
12 Whitesmead
Empfangsort: Stevenage
Straße: Herts
Land: ENGLAND
Landesteil (Provinz usw.)
Gebührenfrei!
Absender:
Vor- und Zuname:
John Taplin.
Gefangenennummer: 27493
Lager-Bezeichnung:
M. -Stammlager VIII B
Deutschland (Allemagne)
[page break]
Kriegsgefangenenlager
Datum: 13/3/43
Folks, Im still well, I hope all at 12 are also, Dont forget to send me a pipe will you. You will be notified of my membership to the Caterpillar club. Also for Jim, keep the letters wont you. Hurry and finish this mess. Love John xxx.
Collection
Citation
John Taplin, “Postcard to John Taplin's Parents from John,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed September 13, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/44220.
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