Field post Mobilisation Sliedrecht
Although there is a separate page for military field post, a large batch of field‑post correspondence was recently added to the collection of a soldier from Sliedrecht. The material consists of field‑post items from two different individuals.
The first few cards are from torpedist Jan Koppelaar. He was called up on 17 June 1929 as a regular conscript of the 1929 draft from Sliedrecht. Jan served with the Korps Pontonniers en Torpedisten (Army Maritime Engineers) – School Company Torpedists. He wrote to his wife, Miss P. Koppelaar‑Visser, living at A294 in Sliedrecht.
The remaining correspondence is to and from conscripted soldier Henk J. de Jager. He writes, among others, to family in Sliedrecht and to his parents. Henk served with 2‑2‑3 G.B.
Field post card – I was never very good at washing barrels – 8 January 1940
Field post card – He doesn’t cook the way you do – 18 January 1940
Field post card – He doesn’t cook the way you do – 18 January 1940
Field post card – Sliedrecht – area of the Territorial Commander in North Brabant – 7 April 1939
Field post card – Sliedrecht – Bergen op Zoom – 5 May 1939
Field post card – Sliedrecht – Bergen op Zoom – 1 June 1939
Field post – Sliedrecht – 7 June 1939.
Field post card – Sliedrecht – Bergen op Zoom – 9 June 1939
Field post card – During a fierce scuffle – 14 November 1939
Field post card – Do you still remember – 20 November 1939
Field post card – Sliedrecht – Field post – 27 December 1939
Field post card – Machine‑gun group on reconnaissance – 25 February 1940
Field post card – Kees, go get a shave! – 11 March 1940
14. Field post card – better blown hard than the mouth burned – 1940