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British Red Cross Society The Order of St John of Jerusalem in
England
Central
Prisoner of War Committee
The
Rt Hon Earl of Sandwich Chairman
Lieut.
Col. L Impey CSL CIE Secretary
Cheques
should be made payable to the Earl of Sandwich, and crossed Barclay & Co not
negotiable
Please
reply to the Secretary- Central Prisoner of War Committee and quote Records,
M.E.P
Nearest
Stations Brompton Road Tube South Kensington
4
Thurloe Place (nearly opposite Brompton Oratory) London SW
November
7 1918
Dear
Madam
In
reply to yours of the 5th inst. we recorded 51510 Pte Clifford Barker Windus 2/4
West Riding as a prisoner of war on receipt of your letter.
No
definite address has come through for him and therefore letters and parcels
cannot yet be sent. Directly it is known which camp he has been sent we will
inform you, but should you in the meantime receive an address for him please let
us know at once.
No
food or clothing may be sent ----------- ?
as
these must go through the authorised associations who begin to dispatch parcels
immediately they receive a prisoners address. All regiments have their own Care
Committees by whom the full supply of clothing and also 3 food parcels per
fortnight are sent to each prisoner. The Care Committee for this regiment
is
Halifax
? Guardian
38
George Street, Halifax?
You
should apply to 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 sent in the name of the 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 restrictions are placed on the number of letters that may be sent to a
prisoner of war. No stamp is 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.
Any change of address should be sent to the Care Committee without delay.
Yours faithfully
L Impey Lieut. Colonel Sectretary |