Hello ww2talk.com, My name is Dean Darvill and I joined the forum to research both my Grand fathers : Albert Edward Hopkins 4th Battalion Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, captured France 1940 John Darvill Essex Regiment No 1 ITC - 6026070 Acting Sergeant John James DARVILL, Essex Regiment
Thank for the replys, I had tried to access these documents yesterday on a geneology site but could not get the originals only transcripts. I hope to post specific questions in the right sub forum later today.
Hi Dean Albert Edward Hopkin's Service number was 6914348. Posted missing on 21/05/40 Changed a little later to POW Changed to not a POW in 1945. Source: British Army Casualties 1939-1945 on FMP Name: A E Hopkins Rank: Fusilier Army Number: 6914348 Regiment: Royal Northumberland Fusiliers POW Number: 8354 Camp Type: Stalag Camp Number: XX-A Camp Location: Torun, Poland Record Office: Infantry and Army Educational Corps Record Office, York Source Ancenstry Stalag XX-A - Wikipedia Hope this helps Gus
Dean You can obtain a digital copy of his p.o.w. card from the National Archive. WO 416/183/103 Good luck with your research Guy
Hi Harkness, Do you have copies of the appropriate list that wold identify the wounded, killed or missing mention on the attached 4th RNF war dairy page for 19th May. I am trying to work out if the missing man was my grandfather, reported missing on the 21st or someone else. Many Thanks