Letter to John Taplin's Father from the British Red Cross
Title
Letter to John Taplin's Father from the British Red Cross
Description
They advise that they have had no news about John.
Date
1943-03-02
Temporal Coverage
Language
Format
One typewritten sheet
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Contributor
Identifier
STaplinJA1268696v10033
Transcription
WAR ORGANISATION
OF THE
BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY and ORDER OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM
[Red Cross crest]
Telephone No.:
Sloane 9696
Telegraphic Address:
“WOMIREL, KNIGHTS, LONDON”
President: HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN. Grand Prior: H.R.H. THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER, K.G.
[St John crest]
7 BELGRAVE SQUARE
LONDON. S.W.1
[underlined] WOUNDED, MISSING AND RELATIVES DEPARTMENT [/underlined]
Chairman: THE DOWAGER LADY AMPTHILL. C.I., G.B.E.
In replying please quote reference: OA/EK/RAF/C.5875.
2nd March 1943.
Dear Mr. Taplin,
We have received your letter of the 27th February, in which you make an enquiry for your son, Sergeant J.A. Taplin, No. 1268696.
We are very sorry to tell you that no news has been received about him up to the present, but all possible enquiries are being made. Any news which may be forthcoming from the International Red Cross Committee at Geneva, or from any other source, will be passed on to you immediately.
Having been a prisoner of war yourself in the last war makes you realise, however, so much more what this [inserted] would [/inserted] entail[deleted]s[/deleted] and we ask you to accept our sympathy with you in these anxious days.
Yours sincerely,
Margaret Ampthill
ppmttP
Chairman.
W.J. Taplin, Esq.,
12, Whitesmead Road,
Stevenage, Herts.
OF THE
BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY and ORDER OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM
[Red Cross crest]
Telephone No.:
Sloane 9696
Telegraphic Address:
“WOMIREL, KNIGHTS, LONDON”
President: HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN. Grand Prior: H.R.H. THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER, K.G.
[St John crest]
7 BELGRAVE SQUARE
LONDON. S.W.1
[underlined] WOUNDED, MISSING AND RELATIVES DEPARTMENT [/underlined]
Chairman: THE DOWAGER LADY AMPTHILL. C.I., G.B.E.
In replying please quote reference: OA/EK/RAF/C.5875.
2nd March 1943.
Dear Mr. Taplin,
We have received your letter of the 27th February, in which you make an enquiry for your son, Sergeant J.A. Taplin, No. 1268696.
We are very sorry to tell you that no news has been received about him up to the present, but all possible enquiries are being made. Any news which may be forthcoming from the International Red Cross Committee at Geneva, or from any other source, will be passed on to you immediately.
Having been a prisoner of war yourself in the last war makes you realise, however, so much more what this [inserted] would [/inserted] entail[deleted]s[/deleted] and we ask you to accept our sympathy with you in these anxious days.
Yours sincerely,
Margaret Ampthill
ppmttP
Chairman.
W.J. Taplin, Esq.,
12, Whitesmead Road,
Stevenage, Herts.
Collection
Citation
Great Britain. British Red Cross Society, “Letter to John Taplin's Father from the British Red Cross,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed September 16, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/44343.