Letter from Rec Cross to Donald Baker's mother

Letter from Rec Cross to Donald Baker's mother

Informs her they have forwarded letter to her son and gives his address at Dulag Luft.

1942-01-25

One page typewritten letter

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WAR ORGANISATION
OF THE
BRITISH RED CROSS and ORDER OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM
[Red Cross crest] PRISONERS OF WAR, WOUNDED and MISSING [St John of Jerusalem crest]
Telephone No. 47926
[inserted] [underlined] 10 Feb. 42 [/underlined] [/inserted]
9, Sharia Malika Farida
CAIRO.
25.I.42.
[underlined] FW/ED [/underlined]
Mrs. BAKER,
Charlton,
Inyazura,
South Rhodesia.
We have forwarded the letter to your son P/O Donald Arthur BAKER.
Letters to him should be addressed:-
KRIEGSGEFANGENENPOST GEBUHRENFREI
Donald Arthur BAKER P/O 778I86
Englischer,
DULAG-LUFT,
Deutschland (Allemagne).
They must always be limited to one sheet of light or Air Mail paper which can be written on both sides.
They should be headed with your name and address, and this should also be written on the back of the envelope.
To assist the Field Censor such letters should be left unsealed.
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