Postcard to prisoner of war John Valentine from his wife Ursula
Title
Postcard to prisoner of war John Valentine from his wife Ursula
Description
Writes of her attempts to recover money that he left in his locker. Says no letter from him for three weeks. Hopes to get his prisoner of war number so she can send him books.
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Date
1942-07-30
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Two sided handwritten postcard
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EValentineUMValentineJRM420730
Transcription
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From Mrs J.R.M. Valentine
Lido
Tenterden Grove,
Hendon
London.
N.W.4
July 30th
24/8
[underlined] No. 10. [/underlined]
I wrote to the Unit about the £5.10.0. you said you’d left in your locker, & had a reply to say only £3 had been found & credited to you. The officer in charge is very perturbed & asks you to confirm the amount and describe exactly where you left it. By the time he gets a reply via me from you it will be a bit late to institute inquiries - but still!
I’m pining for a letter from you, haven’t heard for three weeks. I hope we get your p.o.w. number soon so that we can start sending books etc.
All flourishing this end & thinking of you constantly. All my love,
Ursula.
Vera Boweck’s son born last Sunday!
[page break]
[front of postcard]
POST CARD
AIR MAIL
[postmark]
[underlined] PRISONER OF WAR POST KRIEGSGEFANGENENPOST [/underlined]
1251404 Sergeant Valentine J.R.M.,
British Prisoner of War.
[underlined] Stammlager Luft 111 [/underlined]
Germany.
[censors stamp]
From Mrs J.R.M. Valentine
Lido
Tenterden Grove,
Hendon
London.
N.W.4
July 30th
24/8
[underlined] No. 10. [/underlined]
I wrote to the Unit about the £5.10.0. you said you’d left in your locker, & had a reply to say only £3 had been found & credited to you. The officer in charge is very perturbed & asks you to confirm the amount and describe exactly where you left it. By the time he gets a reply via me from you it will be a bit late to institute inquiries - but still!
I’m pining for a letter from you, haven’t heard for three weeks. I hope we get your p.o.w. number soon so that we can start sending books etc.
All flourishing this end & thinking of you constantly. All my love,
Ursula.
Vera Boweck’s son born last Sunday!
[page break]
[front of postcard]
POST CARD
AIR MAIL
[postmark]
[underlined] PRISONER OF WAR POST KRIEGSGEFANGENENPOST [/underlined]
1251404 Sergeant Valentine J.R.M.,
British Prisoner of War.
[underlined] Stammlager Luft 111 [/underlined]
Germany.
[censors stamp]
Collection
Citation
Ursula Valentine, “Postcard to prisoner of war John Valentine from his wife Ursula,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed December 3, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/19964.
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