Letter to John Taplin's Parents from John

Letter to John Taplin's Parents from John

He has had no mail from home. He cancels his request for shoes and shorts but is keen to get a pipe, tobacco and cigarettes.

1943-05-07

One double sided printed sheet with handwritten annotations

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[underlined] Kreigsgefangenenpost [/Underlined]

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An MR MRS TAPLIN
12 Whitesmead Rd
Empfangsort: STEVENAGE
Strasse:
Kreis: HERTS
Land: ENGLAND
Landsteil (Provinz usw.)

Gebührenfrei!

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Absender:

Vor- und Zuname: JOHN TAPLIN
Gefangenennummer: 27493
Lager-Bezeichnung:

M-Stammlager VIII B

[underlined] Deutschland (Allemagne) [/underlined]

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7th May. 1943.

Dear Folks, still have not heard anything from you. I hope all are well as at present it finds myself. I have been reading a lot lately. By the way if you have’nt sent the shorts or shoes yet, it doesnt matter, leave them until I get home, which I hope wont be long. Let me know what Stan is doing and all the boys. Pray dont forget a pipe & tobacco & cigs. I hope you are enjoying good weather. Dont forget to tell everyone to write. Convey my good wishes to the Day family. Let me know the situation concerning my employment after ceasation [sic] of hostilities. Tell the Office I am well, but perhaps you can appreciate why I am unhappy. Forgive my bad writing it is difficult to scribe under these conditions, Write often Please Love Always John XXXXX