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...
I thought it was about time I put this quote into this forum. It is from the Foreign Office on 15 March 1948, a reply to an International...
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...
Huw Edwards: My grandfather, Prisoner of War [Video In Link: MN, 3 years as POW; features scenes of Sandbostel Camp Memorial] [ATTACH] This...
Hi, Do you know anything about Camp A/95/GW? I recently discovered Dad was there! Thanks-Chris Mod Edit: moved from 2719589 George Alfred...
My uncle, Gordon Herbert Batchelor, was a pilot with 54 Squadron and a POW from July 9th 1941, when he was shot down over France. He landed up in...
The artist with the initials JSL was in OFLAG Vb Biberach. officer or Private, I just do not know. [ATTACH] Stefan.
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