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Translation from Welsh: -- Eight years ago today I was held in Germany. -- My dear Father -- Here I am on my travels once again. I arrived here yesterday and was welcomed at the station by the brother of one of my friends in Praha. He came with me through the town this morning and up to the Spilberk (Spielberg), a very famous old prison under the Hapsburg rule. -- With much love -- Ifor.

The picture on the back contains a view of the residence to the Grand Duke of Sachsen Weimar, which Ifor visited about 2 weeks previously. Ifor explains how he has not been well but is currently feeling much better. He also explains that the locals very much fear possible war with Russia.

Sent from Budapest. Ifor arrived by boat from Bratislava. He has met a lad he knows from Cambridge that does not know any French or German, accordingly they visited the city together. Ifor visited an old friend from Ruhleben (J. Balfour)who took him to the foreign office. The weather is very hot and Ifor sleeps for most of the day. News will be delayed as he travels east but he will endeavour to wire more often.

Informing his mother that her order for him arrived yesterday. He is sorry about the considerable cost incurred, then informs her of his plan to leave Paris and expected arrive in London.

Informing his mother of his arrival after crossing the Thuringer Wald.

Sent from Nuremberg. Writes that he is spending the day visiting this fine old town (Nuremberg). He explains that the church depicted on the card took him 1.5 hours to visit. He has found a vegetarian restaurant where he lunched in luxury.

Sent from Nuremberg. Ifor arrived by train from Bamberg this afternoon. Rain and slackness prevented him cycling, but fortunately travel in Bavaria is very cheap. He write Nuremberg is a fine old town.

Sent from Prague. Ifor describes what he declares to be the logical outcome of superstition; a church 30 miles from Prague decorated in skulls and bones (depicted on the card).

Sent from Sinaia. Ifor has no news except that he has diarrhoea and the weather is overcast. He is expecting to see Mr Vaitila Bratiaun(?) and will then have a better idea of what his plans for the next 2 to 3 weeks will be.

Sent from Bamberg. Informs her that he has safely arrived in Bamberg after an interesting day; Ifor has had a tire punctured and experienced miserable weather.

Sent from Koburn. Informs that her has commenced the last leg of his tour and details his current location.

Informs his parents that they are just leaving Dresden for the Czechoslovak frontier by Elbe Steamer. They found Dresden appealing enough to stay an extra day.

Describes Prague as magnificent and the weather as fairly good. Ifor will stay until Saturday next before heading to Strbske Pleso.

States that the State department has received the following cable from Berlin "Leslie Evans over seventeen and is interned at Ruhleben". Written in pencil is a note "Am afraid that ends my efforts and there is no possibility of an exchange", signed H.

Confirming receipt of £5 from his father.

States Ifor is a prisoner of war in Nuremberg, he will be released upon the deposit of 5000 marks.