Two Postcards to Reg Wilson's Family
Title
Two Postcards to Reg Wilson's Family
Description
Two postcards sent to Reg's home address. The first states that she heard Reg was listed as a prisoner of war and was safe and well. The second also gives his service number.
Creator
Date
1944-04-11
Temporal Coverage
Language
Format
Two handwritten postcards
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Contributor
Identifier
EColverdRWilsonM440411-0001, EColverdRWilsonM440411-0002
Transcription
[postmark Dagenham 12 April 1944]
[two postage stamps]
38 Joydon Drive,
Chadwell Heath,
[underlined] Essex. [/underlined]
[page break]
[postmark Stratford 12 April 1944]
[postage stamp]
Wilson
38 Joydon [deleted] Heath [/deleted] [inserted] Drive [/inserted] (?)
Chadwell Heath,
[underlined] Essex [/underlined]
[page break]
19, Urswick Road,
Dagenham
[underlined] Essex. [/underlined]
11-4-44.
Dear Mrs ---,
I’m glad to inform you that I heard your sons name in the list of prisoners-of-war over the radio [inserted] tonight [/inserted] I didn’t catch the name but I caught your address so I thought I would let you know in case you didn’t hear. Lady announcer said safe and well.
Yours sincerely,
Miss R. Colverd.
[page break]
8 ‘oclock [sic]
12.4.44.
Enemy radio says
Airman WILSON No. 1389401 is prisoner of war.
Good Luck
P.C.
[two postage stamps]
38 Joydon Drive,
Chadwell Heath,
[underlined] Essex. [/underlined]
[page break]
[postmark Stratford 12 April 1944]
[postage stamp]
Wilson
38 Joydon [deleted] Heath [/deleted] [inserted] Drive [/inserted] (?)
Chadwell Heath,
[underlined] Essex [/underlined]
[page break]
19, Urswick Road,
Dagenham
[underlined] Essex. [/underlined]
11-4-44.
Dear Mrs ---,
I’m glad to inform you that I heard your sons name in the list of prisoners-of-war over the radio [inserted] tonight [/inserted] I didn’t catch the name but I caught your address so I thought I would let you know in case you didn’t hear. Lady announcer said safe and well.
Yours sincerely,
Miss R. Colverd.
[page break]
8 ‘oclock [sic]
12.4.44.
Enemy radio says
Airman WILSON No. 1389401 is prisoner of war.
Good Luck
P.C.
Collection
Citation
R Colverd, “Two Postcards to Reg Wilson's Family,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed July 6, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/35636.
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