Postcard to John Taplin's Parents from John
Title
Postcard to John Taplin's Parents from John
Description
He repeats his request for a pipe.
Creator
Date
1943-04-24
Temporal Coverage
Language
Format
One double sided printed card with handwritten annotations
Publisher
Rights
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Contributor
Identifier
ETaplinJATaplinWJ-[Mo]XX0424-0001, ETaplinJATaplinWJ-[Mo]XX0424-0002
Transcription
RAF
Kreigsgefangenenpost
Postkarte
[ink stamp] [censors stamp]
An MR MRS TAPLIN
12 WHITESMEAD RD
Empfangsort: STEVENAGE
Straße: HERTS
Land: ENGLAND
Landesteil (Provinz usw.
Gebührenfrei!
Absender:
Vor- und Zuname: John Taplin
Gefangenennummer: 27493
Lager-Bezeichnung:
M. -Stammlager VIII B
Deutschland (Allemagne)
[page break]
Kriegsgefangenenlager
Datum: 24 – April
Dear Folks, still keeping well & enjoying the Easter sun. Still anxiously awaiting mail from you. I hope all at home are well, and enjoyed the Easter Holiday. [inserted] going [/inserted] Give Joe my address wont you. and dont forget my pipe. Most important See you on the ice. John xxx
Kreigsgefangenenpost
Postkarte
[ink stamp] [censors stamp]
An MR MRS TAPLIN
12 WHITESMEAD RD
Empfangsort: STEVENAGE
Straße: HERTS
Land: ENGLAND
Landesteil (Provinz usw.
Gebührenfrei!
Absender:
Vor- und Zuname: John Taplin
Gefangenennummer: 27493
Lager-Bezeichnung:
M. -Stammlager VIII B
Deutschland (Allemagne)
[page break]
Kriegsgefangenenlager
Datum: 24 – April
Dear Folks, still keeping well & enjoying the Easter sun. Still anxiously awaiting mail from you. I hope all at home are well, and enjoyed the Easter Holiday. [inserted] going [/inserted] Give Joe my address wont you. and dont forget my pipe. Most important See you on the ice. John xxx
Collection
Citation
John Taplin, “Postcard to John Taplin's Parents from John,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed August 11, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/44279.
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