Letter from Donald Baker to his mother
Title
Letter from Donald Baker to his mother
Description
No news apart from seeing recent play which was very good. Comments on the weather which was poor and he would never complain about heat again when he got home. Catches up with news of friends in camp and asks if they had heard anymore about a news sheet for prisoners of war from Rhodesia. Mentions talk about repatriation of sick prisoners.
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Date
1944-03-44
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Handwritten prisoner of war letter form
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SBakerDA19210428v20144
Transcription
[date stamp]
[underlined] Kreigsgefangenenpost [/underlined]
[inserted] [underlined] MIT LUFTPOST AB KAIRO [/underlined] [/inserted]
[two ink stamps]
[two date stamps]
An MRS. C. BAKER
CHARLTON
Empfangsort: INYAZURA
Strasse: SOUTHERN RHODESIA
Kreis:
Land: SOUTH AFRICA
[two ink stamps]
Gebührenfrei!
[ink stamp]
Absender:
Vor- und Zuname: F/O DONALD ARTHUR BAKER
Gefangenennummer: 665
Lager-Bezeichnung: M.-Stammlager Luft 3
[underlined] Deutschland (Allemagne) [/underlined]
[page break]
11.3.1944.
My Dearest Mother, Nothing of note has happened since last I wrote except that the Entertainments section produced a play – “Arsenic & Old Lace” – which was very good. Strangely enough among the new prisoners was one who had tickets with him to attend the same show in London & on the same night as he saw it here. – Service!! March is certainly living up to its reputation for winds & the weather has been nothing less than dreadful lately, rain, snow & sleet included. On days like this it seems the war will go on forever. When I get back if I ever complain about the heat, just remind me of this weather & I’ll stop grousing straight away. One of the S. Africans here, by the name of Schultz, is related to the Eckhards at I.Y. Anthony is keeping fit & has received mail up to middle of December. His mother might as well just live in Salisbury as she seems to spend most of her time dashing up there. Allies husband must be getting pretty mad. Have you heard anymore about the monthly news sheet for P.O.W. from Rhodesia? There is more talk about repatriation for sick & wounded but nothing but rumours as far as the old hands are concerned. I almost wish I had something serious enough to get me home. It’s scandalous that some of the chaps are well into their [underlined] 5TH [/underlined] year of captivity. Hope to receive some Xmas snaps soon. Much love to all dear mother. Your loving son, Donald
[underlined] Kreigsgefangenenpost [/underlined]
[inserted] [underlined] MIT LUFTPOST AB KAIRO [/underlined] [/inserted]
[two ink stamps]
[two date stamps]
An MRS. C. BAKER
CHARLTON
Empfangsort: INYAZURA
Strasse: SOUTHERN RHODESIA
Kreis:
Land: SOUTH AFRICA
[two ink stamps]
Gebührenfrei!
[ink stamp]
Absender:
Vor- und Zuname: F/O DONALD ARTHUR BAKER
Gefangenennummer: 665
Lager-Bezeichnung: M.-Stammlager Luft 3
[underlined] Deutschland (Allemagne) [/underlined]
[page break]
11.3.1944.
My Dearest Mother, Nothing of note has happened since last I wrote except that the Entertainments section produced a play – “Arsenic & Old Lace” – which was very good. Strangely enough among the new prisoners was one who had tickets with him to attend the same show in London & on the same night as he saw it here. – Service!! March is certainly living up to its reputation for winds & the weather has been nothing less than dreadful lately, rain, snow & sleet included. On days like this it seems the war will go on forever. When I get back if I ever complain about the heat, just remind me of this weather & I’ll stop grousing straight away. One of the S. Africans here, by the name of Schultz, is related to the Eckhards at I.Y. Anthony is keeping fit & has received mail up to middle of December. His mother might as well just live in Salisbury as she seems to spend most of her time dashing up there. Allies husband must be getting pretty mad. Have you heard anymore about the monthly news sheet for P.O.W. from Rhodesia? There is more talk about repatriation for sick & wounded but nothing but rumours as far as the old hands are concerned. I almost wish I had something serious enough to get me home. It’s scandalous that some of the chaps are well into their [underlined] 5TH [/underlined] year of captivity. Hope to receive some Xmas snaps soon. Much love to all dear mother. Your loving son, Donald
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D A Baker, “Letter from Donald Baker to his mother,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed September 8, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/25729.
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