Hi all I am trying to research what happened to my great uncle, he was :- 6143447 Pte Snell 2/6 Btn East Surrey Regiment. He was taken prisoner at St Valery in June 1940 and I have tracked down his grave through the War Graves Commission. His grave is in the Berlin Cemetery. He died on 19 February 1945, aged 27. Can anyone help with tracking down which POW camps he would have been sent to etc. As he is buried in Berlin I have a suspicion he died as a result of the forced marches towards the end of the war but I don't know for certain. Any help would be very much appreciated. Many thanks
Hi, Register gives the following for your great-uncle: 6143447 Pte H. Snell, East Surrey Regt. P.o.W. Camp: Thorn, Podgorz; No. 18265. Regards Arthur
Owen, The information came from 'Prisoners of War British Army 1939-1945' [Alphabetical Nominal Registers of over 107,000 British Army POWs of all ranks held in Germany and German Occupied Territories.] Regards Arthur
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Arthur Many thanks for the information - it is very much appreciated. I can now research a little further and try to trace his path. The links for the book are good too spidge :sign_wow:
Hi JanM You could try contacting the War Pensions Agency, as they now hold German POW record cards, if you ask them nicely they might be able to give you a copy of great uncles. War Pensions Agency Tomlinson House Norcross Blackpool FY5 3WP If you do get in contact with them, please let us know how you got on.
JanM, welcome aboard, good luck with your quest and our thanks for your great-uncle's service and sacrifice for Crown and Country. You'll enjoy it here!
UPDATE Please ignore the post (#8) with the old address. I spoke today to the Veterans Agency, and they have a new address for you to write to: Data Protection Officer Veterans Agency Norcross Blackpool FY5 3WP I can confirm they do hold the German POW record cards. You need to be the next of kin or a letter from the next of kin to have the details released to yourself. When writing to them, make sure you give them as much detail as possible.
Thanks 52nd Airborne. Will re-send letter to the new address together with the information/next of kin letter required.
I got my grand fathers POW records back today, it even contains a small photo of him. Shame I couldn't have the original!! but the photocopy is very clear. Just the "Liberated POW interrogation Questionnaires" to find now!
Excellent 52nd Airborne. I received a reply from the Veterans Agency today about my great uncle.They are really helpful but due to the Data Protection Act they need some further information and documentary evidence of next of kin. I did ask my mum and she said my great uncle did marry just before he went to war and through Ancestry.co.uk I've tracked down when he married and to whom. My mum also said she thinks they had a son - so now begins a long search to see if his wife is alive, if the son survived, and if he did whether he married and had children etc. Should keep me busy for a while
Hello, Is there any way of finding out what aircraft the man I am researching was in prior to capture. He was LJ Venus 1430699, he was held at L7 Camp, which is Bankan, near Kreulberg, Upper Silesia. Any help appreciated, Regards Alan
Hello, Is there any way of finding out what aircraft the man I am researching was in prior to capture. He was LJ Venus 1430699, he was held at L7 Camp, which is Bankan, near Kreulberg, Upper Silesia. Any help appreciated, Regards Alan By perchance, do you know the date he was shot down?