Postcard to Mrs Cahir from Jim Cahir

Postcard to Mrs Cahir from Jim Cahir

Postcard from Flight Sergeant Jim Cahir to his mother and brothers. He writes about the weather and his activities including watching some South African prisoners perform a Zulu war dance on Union day, May 31st. He also writes that he hasn’t received any mail from England yet.

1944-06-09

One handwritten postcard

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Kriegsgefangenenpost
[two ink stamps]
[inserted] MIT Luft Post Nach Australien. [/inserted]
[postmark]
Mrs. M. CAHIR
Empfangsort: 505 BELL ST
Strasse: PRESTON. MELB.
Land: AUSTRALIA
Absender:
Vor- und Zuname:
Francis. S. CAHIR F/Sgt
Gefangenennummer: 267500
Lager-Bezeichnung:
M.-Stammlager Luft 3
Deutschland (Allemagne)
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Kriegsgefangenenlager
Datum JUNE 9th 44
Dear Mum Pat & Vincent. The pass [sic] week has been extra good, with plenty of Sunshine, Entertainments and subjects to discuss. May 31st being “Union Day”, the South African element in the Camp put on a Zulu War Dance with full dress, or should I say fully un-dressed. No mail received from England yet. Wrote Haughton’s regarding job after War. Jim.