Letter from Donald Baker to his mother

Letter from Donald Baker to his mother

Reports arrival of latest letter from her and comments on news from home, in particular the good price for tobacco. Writes to change his bank account and to get bank to buy Rhodesian loan certificates and bonds as well as other financial issues. Concludes with comment on the weather.

1944-08-28

Handwritten prisoner of war letter form

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LUFTPOST AB [underlined] Kriegsgefangenenpost [/underlined] 25 PFGS KAIRO

An [underlined] MRS. C. BAKER [/underlined]
[underlined] CHARLTON [/underlined]
[ink stamp] GEPRÜFT 70 [/ink stamp] Empfangsort: [underlined] INYAZURA [/underlined]
Straße: [underlined] S. RHODESIA
Kreis:
Land: [underlined] SOUTH AFRICA [/underlined]
[underlined] Gebührenfreil [/underlined] Landesteil (Provinz use.)

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Absender:
Vor-und Zuname: [underlined] F/O DONALD A. BAKER [/underlined]
Gefangenennummer: [underlined] 665 [/underlined]
Lager-Bezeichnung: Kriegsgefangenenlager der Luftwaffe Nr.3
[underlined] Deutschland (Allemagne) [/underlined] [circled] B