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