Field post card – Middenstraat, Papendrecht – 30 August 1939
“The honourable gentleman
M. K. van Nieuwenhuijzen
Hollandse Polder
Oud‑Vossemeer.
Dear Mina & Th & children,
As you can see, I am a soldier too. It’s not easy — leaving everything behind. If anything should happen at home, I’ll leave that entirely to you. Bets will inform you. There’s nothing much here. I have been assigned as a truck driver. I’m curious how everything will turn out, and how long it will all last. Did you go to Hans and Els on Tuesday? Below is my address — wherever I am, mail will always reach me. Many warm greetings from my brother, sisters, and uncles. Willem.
W.C. van Nieuwenhuijzen
II Company, II Pontoon Section
Field Army”
