Postcard from John Valentine to his wife Ursula

Postcard from John Valentine to his wife Ursula

Number 46. Anxiously awaiting mail from her. Reminisces about time together and other friends. Waits for news of daughter.

1943-01-28

Two sided handwritten postcard

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EValentineJRMValentineUM430128

NUMBER 46
Kriegsgefangenenlager
Datum: 28-1-43.
Still anxiously awaiting mail from you, practically a month having elapsed since your last arrived. I believe your Sept parcel in in the camp but, if so, it won’t reach me for a day or two. Just now I’m often thinking back a year when we last lived together, those days are grand to look back upon although they had their uncomfortable moments, didn’t they? How Frances must have changed since then. I often think of Norman, too & the time I spent with him at I.O.M. How much luckier am I than he, still to be alive & able to look forward to reunion with my beloved wife! I hope you are well, dearest. I’m dying for a letter from you with news of yourself & Frances I’m sure I’m missing a lot of joy from her. We jog along here, as usual. Love John
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Kriegsgefangenenpost
Postkarte
[postmark] GEPRUFT 32 [/postmark]
[postmark] PASSED P.W.3966 [/postmark]
An MRS U M VALENTINE
LIDO
Empfangsort: TENTERDEN GROVE
StraBe: HENDON LONDON N W4
Land: ENGLAND
Landesteil (Provinz usw.)
Gebuhrenfrei!
Absender:
Vor- und Zuname: Sgt. JRM VALENTINE
Gefangenennummer: 450
Lager-Bezeichnung: M.-Stammlager Luft 3
Deutschland (Germany)
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