Postcard from Robert Wareing in prisoner of war camp to his wife Joan

Postcard from Robert Wareing in prisoner of war camp to his wife Joan

He writes that he has recently been reading books on farming and country life and is considering what job he would like to do after the war. He hopes they may be lucky and get to live in the countryside.

1944-12-18

Handwritten prisoner of war postcard

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Kriegsgefangenenpost
Postkarte
[two ink stamps]
RECOVERED P.O.W. MAIL FROM EUROPE RECENTLY RECEIVED BY BRITISH P.O
MRS. R. WAREING
Gebuhrenfrei!
Emfangsort: 56, WEST COMMON GARDENS,
Strasse: SCUNTHORPE,
LINCOLNSHIRE
Land: ENGLAND
Absender:
Vor- und Zuname:
S/L R. WAREING
Gefangenennummer: 86486
Lager-Bezeichnung:
Stalag Luft 1 via Stalag Luft 3
Deutschland (Allemagne)
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Kriegsgefangenenlager
Datum: Dec. 18th 1944
Hello Joan Darling, I have recently been reading one or two books on farming, & country life generally. I don’t seem to be able to make up my mind as to what sort of a job I should like to do after the war. But I should definitely prefer to live in the country. We may be lucky in getting hold of a cottage of some sort. All my love Darling,
Bob xxxxxxxx