Postcard from John Valentine to his wife Ursula

Postcard from John Valentine to his wife Ursula

Number 80-137. Complains about lack of mail and parcel that had arrived at previous camp but not yet with him. Comments that has lost sense of taste again and has glued violin back together,

1943-11-25

Two sided handwritten postcard

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STALAG LUFT III
LAGER “A”
Kriegsgefangenenlager
Datum: 25th November 1943.
A very bad month for mail – everyone is faring badly. Hope you are hearing from me more often now. Had the sad news today that the parcel you sent me in June safely arrived at the last camp & was forwarded [censored words] was looking forward to the blanket & slippers particularly & am running short of tooth paste & shoe blacking. The last month has been putrid for weather, not particularly cold but so wet! One result is that my senses have again vanished after 2 or 3 months service. I don’t expect to be able to taste again until next summer at the earliest. My own fiddle has been glued together again & is behaving quite well. Hope youre [sic] both well – Fondest love
John.
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Kriegsgefangenenpost
Postkarte
[postmark]
[stamps]
MRS U M. VALENTINE
[deleted] c/o LITTLE CLOSE [/deleted
Empfangsort: [deleted] DEVON ROAD [/deleted]
[inserted] FELMERSHAM [/inserted]
Strasse: [deleted] SALCOMBE DEVON [/deleted]
[inserted] BOTTRELL’S LANE [/inserted]
Land: [deleted] ENGLAND [/deleted]
[inserted] CHALFONT – ST – GILES
BUCKS. [/inserted]
Absender:
For- und Zuname:
Sgt. J.R.M. VALENTINE
Gefangenennummer: 450
Lager-Bezeichnung:
Kriegsgfangenenlager der Luftwaffe Nr. 3
LAGER A.
Duetschland (Allemagne)