Postcard to John Taplin's Parents from John

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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

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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)

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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.