Postcard to John Taplin's Parents from John
Title
Postcard to John Taplin's Parents from John
Description
He is well and thanks them for two cigarette parcels. He has been sunbathing and been at church.
Creator
Date
1944-06-25
Temporal Coverage
Language
Format
One double sided printed sheet with handwritten annotation
Publisher
Rights
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Contributor
Identifier
ETaplinJATaplinWJ-[Mo]440625-0001, ETaplinJATaplinWJ-[Mo]440625-0002
Transcription
Kreigsgefangenenpost
R.A.F.
Postkarte
[ink stamp] [ink stamp]
An
Mr & Mrs Taplin
Empfangsort: 12, Whitesmead Rd
Strasse: Stevenage
Land: Herts. ENGLAND
Landesteil (Provinz usw.
Gebührenfrei!
Absender:
Vor- und Zuname:
SGT. J. TAPLIN
Gefangenennummer: 27493
Lager-Bezeichnung:
M. -Stammlager VIII B
Deutschland (Allemagne)
[page break]
Kriegsgefangenenlager
Datum: June 25th ’44.
Dear Mum & Dad, hope you are O.K. as I am myself. Have received 2 cigarette parcels this week, so please keep them coming. Went to Church this morning & then did some sunbathing. Getting quite brown. Love Johnny
xxxx
R.A.F.
Postkarte
[ink stamp] [ink stamp]
An
Mr & Mrs Taplin
Empfangsort: 12, Whitesmead Rd
Strasse: Stevenage
Land: Herts. ENGLAND
Landesteil (Provinz usw.
Gebührenfrei!
Absender:
Vor- und Zuname:
SGT. J. TAPLIN
Gefangenennummer: 27493
Lager-Bezeichnung:
M. -Stammlager VIII B
Deutschland (Allemagne)
[page break]
Kriegsgefangenenlager
Datum: June 25th ’44.
Dear Mum & Dad, hope you are O.K. as I am myself. Have received 2 cigarette parcels this week, so please keep them coming. Went to Church this morning & then did some sunbathing. Getting quite brown. Love Johnny
xxxx
Collection
Citation
John Chaplin, “Postcard to John Taplin's Parents from John,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed September 8, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/44277.
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