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The Prisoner of War October 1942

Incredibledisc submitted a new resource: The Prisoner of War October 1942 - Red Cross newsletter for POW families I have several copies of The...

Thread by: Incredibledisc, Apr 8, 2019, 0 replies, in forum: WW2Talk Resource Manager - new uploads/updates.

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PG47 (Campo 47) escapees and the suicide of the NZ Camp CO

I am currently reading a privately published biography of a South African pilot who was captured in North Africa, in July 1942 and ended up in an...

Thread by: davidbfpo, Apr 4, 2019, 108 replies, in forum: Prisoners of War

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Stalag XX-B

Hello everyone, I'm a newbie here having just signed up this evening. Although I have been researching my family tree for a number of years with...

Thread by: Anthony Scott, Mar 28, 2019, 14 replies, in forum: Prisoners of War

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5th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment

Can anyone help me please? On behalf of the family I'm trying to trace 2 nd Lt Adrian Redman Collingwood's (Army number- 97659) early army...

Thread by: Roger Brown, Mar 24, 2019, 13 replies, in forum: British Army Units - Others

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Stalag IX-C and help for a flailing reporter

Hi everyone, I'm a sports reporter in Seattle and I'm working on a story about Bert Shepard, the WWII pilot who lost his leg and then pitched in...

Thread by: JaysonJenks, Mar 5, 2019, 2 replies, in forum: Prisoners of War

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Pow camp Tha Khanun 203 Kilo camp - Thong Pha Phum - Thai Burma Rly

Part of my ongoing research has been to locate the exact position of the 203 Km (work camp) at Tha Khanun, where the Beds and Herts worked in No....

Thread by: Extreme, Feb 6, 2019, 5 replies, in forum: Prisoners of War

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Sgt A Selby 31st Field Regiment POW - PG59 & PG53

I recently came across this photo of my Grandad Sgt Albert Selby (bottom left) who served with the 31st Fld Rgt in North Africa before being...

Thread by: nicks, Dec 20, 2018, 0 replies, in forum: Searching for Someone & Military Genealogy

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2nd LAA Battery - Gunner Ronald Bertie Bones

I am currently researching my great-grandfather Gunner Ronald Bertie Bones. He served in the Royal Artillery before the war joining in 1927 at the...

Thread by: BonesJ, Dec 16, 2018, 9 replies, in forum: Royal Artillery

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Research of descendants and survivors on POW Camp 65 Gravina-Altamura Italy

CAMPO SESSANTACINQUE [ATTACH] 1942: anno XX fascist era. In between the Apulian cities of Altamura and Gravina in South Italy, a brand new...

Thread by: Domenico Bolognese, Nov 1, 2018, 44 replies, in forum: Prisoners of War

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Help needed to understand Service Record - 9th DLI

Hi all, new here - and have picked up heaps of info already - so thanks!! I have just received my fathers service records and have managed to...

Thread by: Jane Nix, Oct 26, 2018, 14 replies, in forum: Durham Light Infantry

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Stalag Luft I - Charge Sheet

Good morning all. I came across a charge transcript of a number of personnel in Stalag Luft I. It was from militarian.com P.O.W. Camp Discipline...

Thread by: Matt5100, Oct 16, 2018, 4 replies, in forum: Prisoners of War

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N.Africa 1 SAS -> Stalag Luft III Escape Organiser

Hello - I’ve hit a brick wall on my grandfather - have researched him for 2 years, National Archives, SAS curator, FOI etc... done all the...

Thread by: Matt5100, Oct 12, 2018, 53 replies, in forum: Special Forces

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Haunting photos reveal life inside Nazi PoW camp caught on film by British soldier

This popped up on my newsfeed this morning. Photos taken by prisoner in Stalag Luft IVB up for sale Haunting photos reveal life inside Nazi PoW...

Thread by: Incredibledisc, Oct 5, 2018, 3 replies, in forum: Prisoners of War

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