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 mail and a cigarette parcel.

Creator

Date

1943-06-10

Temporal Coverage

Spatial Coverage

Language

Format

One double sided printed card with handwritten annotations

Rights

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Contributor

Identifier

ETaplinJATaplinWJ-[Mo]430610-0001, ETaplinJATaplinWJ-[Mo]430610-0002

Transcription

Kreigsgefangenenpost

Postkarte

[ink stamp]

An Mr Mrs Taplin,
12 Whitesmead Rd
Empfangsort: Stevenage
Strasse: Herts
Land: England
Landesteil (Provinz usw.)

Gebuhrenfreil

Absender:

Vor- und Zuname.
F/Sgt Taplin
Gefangenennummer: 27493
Lager-Bezeichnung:
M-Stammlager VIII B
Deutschland (Allemagne)

[ink stamp]

[page break]

Kriegsgefangenenlager

Datum: 10 June 1943.

Dear Folks, am well. Recieved [sic] letters and cig parcel this week, letter from Violet. Dont bother about shoes, just send the things you think best. I suppose you have heard all about us here now. Well give my love to all. Tell Mrs Day to keep the old kettle boiling. Regards to Jean Car and the office. Cheerio, Love Always – John xxx

Collection

Citation

John Taplin, “Postcard to John Taplin's Parents from John,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed June 7, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/44226.