Postcard to John Taplin's Parents from John
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
Language
Format
One double sided printed card with handwritten annotations
Publisher
Rights
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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.
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.
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