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Amy Elizabeth Abbott, nee Warden
A full length portrait of a woman standing in a garden. On the reverse 'Best of Luck from your loving Mother x' and a Gepruft stamp.
The Wire
A photocopy of the prison wire with huts behind.
Annotated Plan of Stalag Luft 1 as of January 1945
A detailed plan of the camp.
Bushey Park Group Photographs
Two photographs of groups of German POWs at Bushey Park.
On the reverse 'Top Pic. Subject front row 5th from left' and 'Bottom Pic. Subject front row centre- in uniform Bushey Park'.
On the reverse 'Top Pic. Subject front row 5th from left' and 'Bottom Pic. Subject front row centre- in uniform Bushey Park'.
Unused Prisoner of War Letter
Blank letter form
Unused Kreigsgfangenenpost Postcard
A blank prisoner of war postcard
Andover's Lancasters
A lecture given to Andover's Archaeology and Local History Society on 23 February 1996.
A History Corrected
A poem about Churchill and the absence of a medal for Bomber Command.
A Prisoner of War
News clipping. John Taplin is reported as a prisoner of war in Germany.
Prisoners of War
The newspaper article reports that John Taplin is alive and a prisoner of war.
Plan of Stalag VIIIB
A plan of the layout of all the sections of the camp.
Stalag VIII B (344) Lamsdorf
A scale plan of the POW camp, Stalag VIIIB
In Chains - Prisoner's Bids for Freedom
A cutting reporting John Taplin and a friend's attempt to escape.
Sgt JA Taplin RAF Missing
A cutting with brief details about John Taplin.
Application for cash
A form issued by the authorities in a prisoner of war camp.
Birthday wishes
A good luck card from Joe and Tony.
Letter to John Taplin's Parents
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He asks after his family and friends back home.
Postcard to John Taplin's Parents
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He has received two letters from his aunt and uncle. It is signed Nephew John.
Postcard to John Taplin's Parents
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The card is signed Ron, John, Edwards. They ask if they have received his letter.
Postcard to John Taplin's Parents
The card says they have nothing new to write about but he asks for his concertina and clarinet. It is signed by nephew Ron and John.
John in uniform
John, standing outside with trees in the background. He is wearing a side cap and his uniform shows his sergeant's stripes and his air gunner's brevet. On reverse 'To:- Sergeant J.W.G. Saunders prisoner of war no.250760 Stalag Luft III (Stalag IVB)…
Lancaster JB139 Dark Victor
A memoir of an operation involving Len Curtis and his crew members. During the operation his aircraft was shot down and Len was captured. However, he was liberated by American soldiers and returned to London six weeks later.
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Letter from Christine to John
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A note written to John whilst he was a prisoner of war. The note is from Christine writing on behalf of a friend, Iga, who is unwell, asking John to write to her.
Stalag IVB map
Map of the prisoner of war camp Stalag IVB, noting barrack 14A as being that occupied by John Walter Gifford Saunders. Various individual buildings are named including the kitchen and theatre.
War Widow
The story of Ron being missing in action then located at Stalag Luft VII, promoted then a telegram announcing he had been killed at Arnhem. Later corrected and a bunch of flowers delivered as an apology.