My mum seems to remember her dad mentioning being a prisoner of war, but have his service records and have searched online and have found no record of it at all. Is it possible that he was and there are no records of it, or is it more likely that she is remembering the conversation wrong?
Hello Carla, What was your grandfather's name, regiment and number? I have lists of British and Commonwealth prisoners registered as being held in Italy dated August 1943, and one register for Germany/ German occupied territories dated 1 September 1944. If you post the above information I will look for him for you, Regards, Vitellino.
Hi, thanks for the reply. He was Frederick rush T202197 and served in North africa in the RASC as a driver, then the Acc.
All UK, British Prisoners of War, 1939-1945 results for F Rush View Record F J Rush Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment Moosburg an der Isar, Bavaria 5837732 140385 VII-A 21 View Record E F Rush Reconnaissance Corps Moosburg an der Isar, Bavaria 14404837 87524 VII-A 3 1–2 of 2 Only 2 are listed under German control TD
Carla - Your Frederick Rush T202197 is not listed on the Casualty Lists as a POW. He is however being shown as wounded in the Middle East in April 1941, but on this occasion his initials are shown as T
Yes we've noticed the typo on the records. Would it have been a serious injury to be on the list? According to his records he was admitted to hospital 2 may-28 June 41, and quite a few more long visits after that. I wonder if the first was more serious as its the only one that's showing up on the records.
Hello Carla, I have checked both registers and you grandfather does not appear on either. WO 392/21 Italian Register August 1943 WO 392 1 German Register September 1944 Regards, Vitellino
Yes we've noticed the typo on the records. Would it have been a serious injury to be on the list? According to his records he was admitted to hospital 2 may-28 June 41, and quite a few more long visits after that. I wonder if the first was more serious as its the only one that's showing up on the records.
His time in hospital could be more to do with disease rather than a physical injury. Family stories can sometimes tell you the answer TD
