PARCELS FOR PRISONERS
Conditions in the German prison camp Stalag VIIIB are described as good by Private D. J. Dunn in a letter to his parents at Otakeho. The climate, however, was cold. Commenting on the parcels he had received each week from the Red Cross Society, he states that he is sure that all prisoners of war will be staunch supporters of the Red Cross after the war. The parcels contained 50 cigarettes, paste, tinned fish, tinned meat, cheese, jam, chocolate, dried fruits and sundry other items.
In a postcard advice from the New Zealand prisoner of war packing centre. Faraday House. London. Mrs. J. P. Stuart, of 11. Matipo Street, Mount Eden, is informed that the parcel which she sent to her son, Sergeant L. F. Stuart, has arrived in London. In accordance with the regulations, stated the advice, a next-of-kin parcel will be dispatched to the soldier through the Red Cross centre, together with the articles of the personal parcel. All prisoners will be advised that the parcel came from the next-of-kin, added the postcard.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 283, 29 November 1941, Page 8
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