City of Armadale - History House > Records

POSTCARD - PTE A WATTLING 13 NOV 41 WWII POW

« Prev Item Next Item »

1940

Overview

Off white piece of thin card with description of what it is, destination and instructions printed in black ink in German and French. Postmark Stalag XIII C and dated 5 DEZ 41.
The correspondence is in English written by Private A Wattling, addressed to Merle Marsh, and is dated 13/11/41.

Historical information

A series of letters sent by Private Albert Wattling to Merle Marsh during World War II. Albert lived in Prospect Road in Armadale before he left to fight with the AIF overseas. Merle, also from Armadale, was at that time going to school in Northam.
Some of the letters are sent from Stalag 13C, a prisoner of war camp in Germany, where Albert spent part of the war.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2010.41B

Item type

Documents

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Card

Width

148 mm

Height or length

196 mm

Keywords

JELCOBINE West Brookton

MARSH Elvie Merle Miss

NORTHAM Army Camp

NORTHAM Railway Station

STALAG X111 C Germany

WATTLING Albert William Private

Year

1940

Statement of significance

HIGH
Historic: Letters written by Pt Albert Wattling, who was serving with AIF forces oversears during WWII, to Merle Marsh, who was in school at Northam at the time. Albert's family lived in Prospect Road Armadale.
Social: The thoughts and words of a local man who went and served overseas during WWII. Note that the letters would have been censored by the military. Also how writing letters was a way to keep in touch with home and helped moraly support the Australian troops.
Interpretive: Personal letters from an Armadale resident serving overseas during WWII.

Comparative significance criteria

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

City of Armadale - History House

Organisation Details
View Collection
Item Feedback