Postcard to John Taplin's Parents from John
Title
Postcard to John Taplin's Parents from John
Description
He is well and has received letters. He asks for photos.
Creator
Date
1943-11-15
Temporal Coverage
Language
Format
One double sided printed card with handwritten annotations
Publisher
Rights
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Contributor
Identifier
ETaplinJATaplinWJ-[Mo]431115-0001, ETaplinJATaplinWJ-[Mo]431115-0002
Transcription
RAF
Kriegsgefangenenpost
Postkarte
[rubber stamp] [rubber stamp]
An MR MRS TAPLIN
12 WHITESMEAD RD
Empfangsort: STEVENAGE
Straße: HERTS
Land: ENGLAND
Landesteil (Provinz usw.)
Gebührenfreil
Absender:
Vor- und Zuname: F/Sgt Taplin
Gefangenennummer: 27493
Lager-Bezeichnung: [deleted] M. -Stammlager VIII B [/deleted] [inserted] LUFT III (VII B) [/inserted]
Deutschland (Allemagne)
[page break]
Kriegsgefangenenlager Datum: 15 Nov. 1943
Dear Folks, Recieved [sic] letters this week, glad all well, Fine myself, not Looking forward to Xmas. Remember last Xmas what a time we had. Recieved [sic] catapillar cards. Give my regards to all. Send a few photo’s. Not recieved [sic] letters from Joe yet “WHY’ Tobacco from Douglas Taplin – Thanks
Love. John
Kriegsgefangenenpost
Postkarte
[rubber stamp] [rubber stamp]
An MR MRS TAPLIN
12 WHITESMEAD RD
Empfangsort: STEVENAGE
Straße: HERTS
Land: ENGLAND
Landesteil (Provinz usw.)
Gebührenfreil
Absender:
Vor- und Zuname: F/Sgt Taplin
Gefangenennummer: 27493
Lager-Bezeichnung: [deleted] M. -Stammlager VIII B [/deleted] [inserted] LUFT III (VII B) [/inserted]
Deutschland (Allemagne)
[page break]
Kriegsgefangenenlager Datum: 15 Nov. 1943
Dear Folks, Recieved [sic] letters this week, glad all well, Fine myself, not Looking forward to Xmas. Remember last Xmas what a time we had. Recieved [sic] catapillar cards. Give my regards to all. Send a few photo’s. Not recieved [sic] letters from Joe yet “WHY’ Tobacco from Douglas Taplin – Thanks
Love. John
Collection
Citation
John Taplin, “Postcard to John Taplin's Parents from John,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed September 9, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/44273.
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