Field post card – Dordrecht, Traffic Bridge over the Oude Maas – 8 June 1939
“To the soldier G. Prins
Permanent Weather Station
Field Post Office No. 9
Field Post
“Dear Gerrit,
Today we have all been together again in good health. Haven’t you written to Janny yet? She hasn’t received anything from you in time. Did you also have such bad weather today? Jubel … had good weather. Busy in town. No further news. Greetings from everyone.
Cor.”
(Gerrit Prins was born on 1 September 1919 in Dordrecht. His parents were Cornelis Prins and Willempje Aantjes. On 19 December 1938, Gerrit was enlisted as an ordinary conscript of the 1939 draft from Dordrecht and assigned to the 2nd Field Artillery Regiment, in the Survey Section. On 1 July 1939, he was transferred to the Artillery Survey Section. On 25 May 1940, he was granted extended leave.)
