POW data access I am researching William Coman who was a british Soldier and was a POW. I am looking for data on this man in ww2. He was in a couple of POW camps and in the Royal engineers. Any infor would be terriffic. regards. Tom Burnell
Camp No. 20A (Thorn Podgorz) POW No. 2307 Coman W. Spr 1915054 R.E. Low POW number - Dunkirk ? You probably have this info. but just in case. Stuart
When they finally become available, the German POW cards will be interesting. They are/were with the Pensions department last I heard and only available to next-of-kin at the moment. Example:
Sorry for not replying sooner. This information in new to me and will add to my data. Many thanks for all your help.....and again sorry for the time lapse. You ask was he in Dunkirk....as far as I know he was in Dunkirk and was in a Paris POW prison where he was charged with carrying weapons. What would his low POW number indicate to you? Tom Burnell
Hello Tom, My understanding, might be corrected, is that prisoners of war held by the Germans were numbered from 1 upwards as they were taken prisoner. Glosters mentions the POW card. I was talking to a friend yesterday - his father was a pow. I mentioned the pow card and he stated that he already had it, arrived after a fortnight from filling the form in. Stuart
Does this mean that when Bill was captured there were only 2306 POWs before him in ww2? whats the longest number you have heard of? Tom.
Originally posted by museumtom@Apr 15 2004, 09:42 PM Does this mean that when Bill was captured there were only 2306 POWs before him in ww2? As far as the army is concerned that is my belief - as I say I stand to be corrected. The book Prisoners of war British Army 1939 - 1945 lists 107,000 British pows held by the Germans. The highest numbers I have seen are in the 270,000 block. Someone better informed might add to this thread. Stuart
There are a few threads on pows at Wartime Memories on the Message Board. You might find something useful there ? Stuart
Hi Guys, Are these German POW Cards only available in the UK? My Father was an Australian Serviceman captured on Crete and imprisoned from then till Feb 1945. He would never talk about his time in Prison Camp and we are trying to get information on the camps he was in.
RA, I do not know whether or not POW cards were made for Australian Servicemen but if they were did they survive? I do not know, but worth fishing around you could try The Australian War Memorial You may have already tried this. There is another volume of the above book which I do not have access to. Title - Prisoners of War. Armies and Other Land Forces of The British Empire 1939-45 which includes amongst othere Australians.
Hi, Re: Post 9. If you would like to give me your father's details I will check Prisoners of War. Armies and Other Land Forces of The British Empire 1939-45 for you. Regards Arthur
My father was Walter Henry Layne (R.A.F.) P.O.W. #605. At various times he was imprisoned at Dulag Luft (Frankfurt), Stalag Luft 6 (Heyderkrug), Stalag Luft 3 (Sagan), Stalag Luft 357 (Thorn & Fallingbostel) and Marlag/Tarmsdent. I have made a few entrys in the "Prisoner Of War" section of this forum and am interested to find out more information. Any help will be appreciated.
Name: William Coman. Date of Birth: 4 April 1898. Place of Birth: Tipperary, Ireland. Service: British Army. Rank: Sapper. Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Royal Engineers].670 Artisan Works Company Service Number: 1915054. Date of Capture: [unspecified]. Theatre of Capture: [unspecified]. Camp Name/Number: Stalag XXA Thorn. PoW number: 2307. Date of Death: [unspecified]. Number of Photographs: 0. Number of Fingerprints: 0. Number of X-rays: 0. Number of Cards: 1. WO 416/79/394 Liverpool Echo 16th July 1940
