Postcard
Sergeant J. E. Wiggall
Category
Ephemera
Date
circa 1941
Materials
Card
Measurements
98 mm (width); 147 mm (height)
Place of origin
Stalag XX A P.o.W camp
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 666466
Summary
A Christmas postcard from PoW Sgt. Wiggall to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wiggall of 10 Ward End Park Road, Alum Park, Birmingham, England. He has only written his name, number and PoW camp and the address of his parents. The postcard has a black and white line drawing illustration of four men from the armed forces standing behind Father Christmas with a sack full of Red Cross parcels. On the outside of the sack is written 'A Merry Christmas To All'.
Marks and inscriptions
On the front of the postcard: 'Drawn by Thomas Burke, P.o.W/ Stalag XX A Printed by ,The Camp' The date stamp on the reverse of the postcard, inside a circle: '19.12.41.10-11'
Makers and roles
Sergeant J. E. Wiggall, author