Sent by Jules Decoq, Maréchal des Logis (sergeant in the artillery) to his mother and father in Wasquehal, near Roubaix. This must have been one of the last items of mail to leave Dunkirk as the Germans closed in. The postcard translates as follows:
"My dear parents,
Today I am sending you my daily best wishes. Everything is all right here, after a good night's sleep we are full of courage. The day looks beautiful and I hope as every day, to receive news from Wasquehal. We should get some one day, eventually. I also hope you will receive news from me from time to time. This is why I write to you mornings and evenings. Tender kisses to everyone.
Your Jules"
We don't know the fate of Jules Decocq, although we can be pretty sure that he would not have received news from Wasquehal, which by the 28th May had been cut off by the German advance.
