Good morning I am carrying out some research on my Grandad and have recently obtained his army service records, which confirm he was a POW at the...
Hi all, I'm an Italian university student. the first part of my master's thesis is based on the presence of American prisoners of war in Italy...
Rfn. John. Perkins, (6204127) 2nd Bn King's Royal Rifle Corps Escaped POW CAMP 102 (Aquila) awarded Mention in Despatches After his capture at EL...
Awarded Mentioned in Despatches Spr. Harry Charles Alfred Wallis (1895382) 4th Field Squadron, Royal Engineers, 7th Armoured Brigade As a result...
Awarded Mentioned in Despatches L/Cpl. Stephen Richard Tasker (408828) 8th Hussars, R.A.C. 7th Armoured Division ESCAPES FROM CAMP 102 (AQUILA)...
Award Mentioned in Despatches A/Bdr. Raymond John Morris 107 Royal Horse Artillery/157th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, 8th Army (933578)...
Hi guys, found some old records to a distant relative that ended us as a POW after (I believe) he was captured at Tobruk. I have four codes of...
I need help to identify the attached picture and the artist. Stefan.
Hi Can anyone help me with the name of the POW camp on the attached, from January to April 1944. Looks like Canbrui no 3? Thanks Steve[ATTACH]
Hello everybody, The attached list turned up 'out of the blue' in a Milan Archive in a file containing entrance slips compiled by all the POWs...
hi there! ive started my research on my great grandfather, Edward Butler, who was a POW in thailand during the war. ive been okay with finding...
Looking through some POW Liberation questionnaires I'm struggling to ID a few camps, can anyone help with the 6 with red marks to the left on the...
A 65 MB download is available from Australian Archives which includes, amongst statements from Australian and Dutch witnesses, affidavits and...
A friend has just queried a recollection that after VJ Day the Japanese were left to administer (some of) the POW camps (in Burma / Thailand) -...
Ducks Cross No.72 POW camp Wilden Bedfordshire. I lived from childhood from the 1950's up to the 80's during the time when my parents owned part...
Hi Hoping someone can help. I have been looking over my grandads war history. I know he was held in Stalag 344 (VIIIb) I have just looked on...
This is a segment from a ‘home-made’ Union Flag that flew unmolested for 12 hours in Germany during the war: [ATTACH] It was fabricated from...
Our grandfather came home with this from Satalg IVD . Do you recognise any names? We would love to gain some insight into his time there. Thanks...
My name is John Hornbeck. I am the author of a new book that will be published later this year. "A Gift of Hope: Finding Faith Behind Barbed Wire"...
Hi all, just joined. I have been looking around the different sites and came upon this one on FB and thought I might share and do some more...
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