Postcard to John Taplin's Parents from John

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Title

Postcard to John Taplin's Parents from John

Description

He has had no mail from home. He is well. He remains optimistic.

Creator

Date

1943-04-10

Temporal Coverage

Spatial Coverage

Language

Format

One double sided printed card with handwritten annotations

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Contributor

Identifier

ETaplinJATaplinWJ-[Mo]430410-0001, ETaplinJATaplinWJ-[Mo]430410-0002

Transcription

Kriegsgefangenenpost

Postkarte

[inserted] RAF [/inserted]

[ink stamps]

Mr Mrs Taplin
12 Whitesmead Rd
Stevenage
Herts
England

Absender: [underlined] RAF [/underlined]

John Taplin Sgt
27493

[page break]

Kriegsgefangenenlager

10-4-43

Dear Folks, I have not recieved [sic] any mail from you, however I’m still well, I hope you can manage to get the things that I require, without much trouble. I am a bother I know. However I don’t think it will be for long. “Pucker up” Your Son

John.

Collection

Citation

John Taplin, “Postcard to John Taplin's Parents from John,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed June 17, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/44223.