Postcard to Leslie Irvin from Dick Curnock
Title
Postcard to Leslie Irvin from Dick Curnock
Description
A postcard sent to Leslie Irvin from Dick Curnock whilst a prisoner of war. He refers to his being shot down and surviving thanks to his Irvin parachute. He asks to be enrolled in the Caterpillar club.
Creator
Date
1944-03-26
Temporal Coverage
Language
Format
On handwritten postcard
Publisher
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Contributor
Identifier
EIrvinLLCurnockRM440326-0001,
EIrvinLLCurnockRM440326-0002
EIrvinLLCurnockRM440326-0002
Transcription
Kriegsgefangenenpost
MITT LUFT POST
Postkarte
LESLIE L. IRVIN FRACS FRSA
ICKNIELD WAY
LETCHWORTH
ENGLAND
[page break]
Kriegsgefangenenlager
Datum: 26th March 1944
Dear Sir, on the 25th of February while operating over Germany, our aircraft was shot down in flames, but thanks to my Irvin chute I am alive and feeling fine. I am respectively [sic] requesting enrolment in the Caterpillar Club. Please send Pin to, Mrs A.G. Curnock, 59, Minehead Street, Leicester. Thanking you. I remain yours.
Sgt. Curnock R.M.
MITT LUFT POST
Postkarte
LESLIE L. IRVIN FRACS FRSA
ICKNIELD WAY
LETCHWORTH
ENGLAND
[page break]
Kriegsgefangenenlager
Datum: 26th March 1944
Dear Sir, on the 25th of February while operating over Germany, our aircraft was shot down in flames, but thanks to my Irvin chute I am alive and feeling fine. I am respectively [sic] requesting enrolment in the Caterpillar Club. Please send Pin to, Mrs A.G. Curnock, 59, Minehead Street, Leicester. Thanking you. I remain yours.
Sgt. Curnock R.M.
Collection
Citation
Dick Curnock, “Postcard to Leslie Irvin from Dick Curnock,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed March 29, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/22341.
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