A distant relative, Wilfred Cookson was a Gunner in the 5 Searchlight Regiment, Royal,Artillery, Service Number 1709708. Wilfred died on 5 March...
Sad news this evening: Thai-Burma Railway POW Harold Martin dies aged 103 - ABC News
Hi I am interested in 5828324 Pte Frank William Hearn of the 5th Suffolks. Captured at Singapore, and held there until sent overland on 17th...
Hi all I am looking for information for a friend of mine. His wife's Grandad was a Far East POW and they have little information about him. I...
What happened to this man and where was he held. A lovely old lady asked me to find out what happened to her husband whilst I was visiting her a...
Personally, very thankful for his pollen count idea... Video in link "WATCH: Dr William Frankland: Japanese soldier about to bayonet me"...
Good evening I am hoping this great community will be able to help me out once again! Diving deeper in to my family research I have found another...
Hi, These three young men were Japanese POWs at Changi camp in Singapore, and were executed in March 1942 following an attempted escape. I...
Hi all I have only recently found out that my Great Grandad was a POW in the Far East during WW2. I was wondering if anyone on here could shed...
Eric was captured by the Japanese at the fall of Singapore on 15th April 1942, he survived as a prisoner of war in Thailand for over 4 years, but...
The Bureau of Record and Enquiry ( BRE ) had to rely on any scraps of information to record movements of prisoners of war on board vessels from...
A list of Tags relating to Prisoners of War, Prisoners of War Camps: fepows | WW2Talk prisoners of war | WW2Talk prisoners of war - ephemera |...
Not sure if this is the right thread. I'm trying to find photos of two members of my family Horace John Markin and Sydney Osborne Markin. Horace...
I'm a PhD Researcher, writing a memoir of my father William 'Bill' Norways (1918-86) a Far East POW and artist. He served in the 2nd...
I'm a PhD Researcher, writing a memoir of my father Corporal William 'Bill' Norways (1918-86) of the 2nd Cambridgeshire Regiment, a Far East POW...
Hello, Can anyone tell me what medals POWs received in WW2. My uncle was stationed in Hong Kong at the time of the Japanese invasion in 1941. He...
Thousands of servicemen were held as Far East prisoners of war from 1941-1945, caught up in a conflict that endured long after the celebrations...
Hi i am trying to find out, any information on 560403 F/Sgt. J.J.Startin Raf. I believe he was a pow in the far east. Any help please, to confirm...
Hello, I am researching Willis Butler, an RAF Reserve Leading Aircraftman. He was taken prisoner in Java in March 1942, and died in November of...
i have very recently discovered a relative on my grans side, her cousin, who died in a Japanese Pow camp. Can anyone help with further...
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