Missing
Title
Missing
Description
A cutting reporting John Taplin is missing.
Date
1943-02
Temporal Coverage
Language
Type
Format
One newspaper cutting
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Rights
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Contributor
Identifier
STaplinJA1268696v10027
Transcription
MISSING
[photograph]
Sergt. W.O.P./A.G. John Albert Taplin, aged 21, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Taplin, of 12, Whitesmead-road, Stevenage, is reported missing.
His parents received this information on Thursday, the telegram also saying that further news is expected.
Sergt. Taplin has been with the R.A.F. for over three years, joining when he was 17. Before that he was employed in the office of the E.S.A., Stevenage, and was a member of their sports club.
He was educated at Letchmore-road School.
[photograph]
Sergt. W.O.P./A.G. John Albert Taplin, aged 21, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Taplin, of 12, Whitesmead-road, Stevenage, is reported missing.
His parents received this information on Thursday, the telegram also saying that further news is expected.
Sergt. Taplin has been with the R.A.F. for over three years, joining when he was 17. Before that he was employed in the office of the E.S.A., Stevenage, and was a member of their sports club.
He was educated at Letchmore-road School.
Collection
Citation
“Missing,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed May 19, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/44339.