Postcard to John Taplin's Parents from John

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Title

Postcard to John Taplin's Parents from John

Description

He is well and asks for a pipe.

Creator

Date

1943-03-13

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Spatial Coverage

Language

Format

One double sided printed card with handwritten annotations

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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.

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.