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He is well and hopes his parents have a good Christmas.

A label for a parcel sent to John Taplin by his father.

A small scale map showing the location of prisoner of war camps. A typewritten note has been attached with corrections.

The letter advises that the Red Cross has been officially informed that John is a prisoner of war.

The letter confirms that John is a prisoner of war.

A scale plan of the POW camp, Stalag VIIIB

A plan of the layout of all the sections of the camp.

He writes from prisoner of war camp. He has had influenza but is better. He has received his first parcel and is very pleased with it. One sentence has been censored. He expects Christmas to be a bit different.

Christmas greetings sent by Thomas to his mother. Includes Thomas' service and prisoner numbers, a sketch of a guard tower with fencing in woods and a map of Great Britain. Printed 'A Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year' and 'Drawn by K.V.Wood, P.o.W.…

Debrief questionnaire. Gives personal details of Warrant Officer Thomas McMahon including list of the prisoner of war camps and hospitals he was in as well as his state of health, lectures attended before capture and interrogations after capture.…

A group of 25 airmen in uniform, all with side caps. outside a wooden building with brick foundations and glass windows. They are arranged in rows with three sitting cross legged on the ground, four sat behind, 13 standing and five standing on a…