Prisoner of War Account, item 106
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CENTRAL PRISONERS OF WAR COMMITTEE.
Ref. Records, M.E.P.
Dear Sir,
In reply to your letter of the lith. inst. we recorded
267202 Pte. F. Norton, 2/5 Notts & Derby as a prisoner of a war on
24/5/18.
No food or clothing way
gobe sent to prisoners of war byprivate individuals as these must go through the authorized associations
who begin to dispatch parcels immediately they receive a prisoners
address. All regiments have their care committees, by whom the full
supply of clothing and also three food parcels per fortnight are sent
to each prisoner. The Care Committees for this regiment is;-
Mrs. Bourne Wheeler, 21, park Street, Derby.
to
You should apply them for full information, and they will
be most grateful for any contributions towards the cost of the parcels,
and will see that those towards which subscriptions are received are
sen in the name of donor.
Cigarettes and tobacco are included in the contents of the
food parcels, but an extra supply may be sent by means of a permit
issued by the Care Committee.
The next-of-kin of a prisoner of war may send a small
Personal Parcel to him once a quarter, and for this a coupon is necessary.
Application must be made to the Care Committee for this and also for
instructions.
No restriction
sis placed upon the number of letters that maybe sent to a prisoner of war. No stamp of required and the flap of the
envelope should be turned in and not stuck down. Letters may be sent
through the post in the ordinary way and should be directed as follows;-
.Kriegsgefangenendung, c/o C.P.O London,
Prisoner's number, rank, initials, name
Regiment,
Kriegsgefangenenlager, Munster I. Hauspital
Germany, West falen.
Any change of address should be sent to the Care Committee
without delay.
Yours faithfully,
L. Impey, Lieut. Colonel.
Sectr
giarry.S. Beaumont, Esq,
Shere,
Guildford.
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CENTRAL PRISONERS OF WAR COMMITTEE.
Ref. Records, M.E.P.
Dear Sir,
In reply to your letter of the lith. inst. we recorded
267202 Pte. F. Norton, 2/5 Notts & Derby as a prisoner of a war on
24/5/18.
No food or clothing way
gobe sent to prisoners of war byprivate individuals as these must go through the authorized associations
who begin to dispatch parcels immediately they receive a prisoners
address. All regiments have their care committees, by whom the full
supply of clothing and also three food parcels per fortnight are sent
to each prisoner. The Care Committees for this regiment is;-
Mrs. Bourne Wheeler, 21, park Street, Derby.
to
No restriction
sis placed upon the number of letters that maybe sent to a prisoner of war. No stamp of required and the flap of the
envelope should be turned in and not stuck down. Letters may be sent
through the post in the ordinary way and should be directed as follows;-
.Kriegsgefangenendung, c/o C.P.O London,
Prisoner's number, rank, initials, name
Regiment,
Kriegsgefangenenlager, Munster I. Hauspital
Germany, West falen.
Any change of address should be sent to the Care Committee
without delay.
Yours faithfully,
L. Impey, Lieut. Colonel.
Sectr
giarry.S. Beaumont, Esq,
Shere,
Guildford.
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CENTRAL PRISONERS OF WAR COMMITTEE.
Ref. Records, M.E.P.
Dear Sir,
In reply to your letter of the lith. inst. we recorded
267202 Pte. F. Norton, 2/5 Notts & Derby as a prisoner of a war on
24/5/18.
No food or clothing way
gobe sent to prisoners of war byprivate individuals as these must go through the authorized associations
who begin to dispatch parcels immediately they receive a prisoners
address. All regiments have their care committees, by whom the full
supply of clothing and also three food parcels per fortnight are sent
to each prisoner. The Care Committees for this regiment is;-
Mrs. Bourne Wheeler, 21, park Street, Derby.
to
You should apply them for full information, and they will
be most grateful for any contributions towards the cost of the parcels,
and will see that those towards which subscriptions are received are
sen in the name of donor.
Cigarettes and tobacco are included in the contents of the
food parcels, but an extra supply may be sent by means of a permit
issued by the Care Committee.
The next-of-kin of a prisoner of war may send a small
Personal Parcel to him once a quarter, and for this a coupon is necessary.
Application must be made to the Care Committee for this and also for
instructions.
No restriction
sis placed upon the number of letters that maybe sent to a prisoner of war. No stamp of required and the flap of the
envelope should be turned in and not stuck down. Letters may be sent
through the post in the ordinary way and should be directed as follows;-
.Kriegsgefangenendung, c/o C.P.O London,
Prisoner's number, rank, initials, name
Regiment,
Kriegsgefangenenlager, Munster I. Hauspital
Germany, West falen.
Any change of address should be sent to the Care Committee
without delay.
Yours faithfully,
L. Impey, Lieut. Colonel.
Sectr
giarry.S. Beaumont, Esq,
Shere,
Guildford.
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CENTRAL PRISONERS OF WAR COMMITTEE.
Ref. Records, M.E.P.
Dear Sir,
In reply to your letter of the lith. inst. we recorded
267202 Pte. F. Norton, 2/5 Notts & Derby as a prisoner of a war on
24/5/18.
No food or clothing way
gobe sent to prisoners of war byprivate individuals as these must go through the authorized assosiations
who begin to dispatch parcels immediately they receive a prisoners
address. All regiments have their care committees, by whom the full
supply of clothing and also three food parcels per fortnight are sent
to each prisoner. The Care Committees for this regiment is;-
Mrs. Bourne Wheeler, 21, park Street, Derby.
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