Letter to British soldier in Japanese POW camp, WWII

Envelope addressed to Air Fitter (W/T) D. J. (Jack) Sutch at the Kawasaki British Prison-of-War camp in Tokio (Tokyo), Japan. The letter inside, from his mother and father, who lived at 13, Bournewood Road, Plumstead, London SE18, expresses relief to hear news that he is safe. Date: 1943

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1943/12/31 00:00:00

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Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection / Kyodo News Images

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Copyright (c) Mary Evans Picture Library 2008

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