Postcard from Willie
Title
Postcard from Willie
Description
Willie sharing news of mutual friends and saying he feels out of date but is in good health.
Creator
Date
1944-10-25
Temporal Coverage
Language
Format
Two sided handwritten postcard
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Publisher
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Contributor
Identifier
EStewartWKnoxVD441025-0001; EStewartWKnoxVD441025-0002
Transcription
Kriegsgefangenenpost
Postkarte
[Stamped GEPRUFT 88]
[Stamped Passed P.W. 9197]
[Postmarked]
E. Harsley Northallerton. YKS
From
STEWART W F/LT
Gefangenummer: 2716
Lager- Bezeichnung: M. Stammlager Luft 3
An
Mr V Douglas Knox,
East Harley
Nr Northallerton
York
England
[underlined] at [/underlined]
20 Green Dykes Lane
York
[page break]
Kriegsgefangenenlager
27.4.44
AFTER 1/1/2 YEARS IN ITALY I CAME HERE & LEARNED YOUR ADDRESS FROM A. MIDDLETON. W/Co SCRAGG, S/LDR LOFTHOUSE & F/O CRAXTON &OTHERS YOU KNOW ARE ALSO HERE. HEAR OCCASIONALLY FROM NORMAN ROSSER [FAR EAST] BUT HAVE LOST TRACK OF THOSE BACK HOME. DO YOU KNOW ALEX DAVIES PROGRES? MANAGE TO PASS THE DAYS IN STUDYING, READING, WALKING & IN SOME FORM OF SPORT eg SOCCER, RUGGER, BASE BALL ETC., HOPE YOU’LL DROP ME A NOTE – [underlined] WILLIE [underlined]
Postkarte
[Stamped GEPRUFT 88]
[Stamped Passed P.W. 9197]
[Postmarked]
E. Harsley Northallerton. YKS
From
STEWART W F/LT
Gefangenummer: 2716
Lager- Bezeichnung: M. Stammlager Luft 3
An
Mr V Douglas Knox,
East Harley
Nr Northallerton
York
England
[underlined] at [/underlined]
20 Green Dykes Lane
York
[page break]
Kriegsgefangenenlager
27.4.44
AFTER 1/1/2 YEARS IN ITALY I CAME HERE & LEARNED YOUR ADDRESS FROM A. MIDDLETON. W/Co SCRAGG, S/LDR LOFTHOUSE & F/O CRAXTON &OTHERS YOU KNOW ARE ALSO HERE. HEAR OCCASIONALLY FROM NORMAN ROSSER [FAR EAST] BUT HAVE LOST TRACK OF THOSE BACK HOME. DO YOU KNOW ALEX DAVIES PROGRES? MANAGE TO PASS THE DAYS IN STUDYING, READING, WALKING & IN SOME FORM OF SPORT eg SOCCER, RUGGER, BASE BALL ETC., HOPE YOU’LL DROP ME A NOTE – [underlined] WILLIE [underlined]
Collection
Citation
Flight Lieutenant E Stewart, “Postcard from Willie,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed September 6, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/55045.