New Ancestry files - updates

Hi Steve,

Glad you finally found the info you were looking for

Chris

 

Are the National Archives PoW cards and Questionaires now online with Ancestry?

 

Hi there, my grandad was in Italy as a POW and is buried in Caserta. His name is Bernard Clarke,
service no 7932704 and he was in the 7th Royal Tank Regiment. I have had a quick look at ancestry POW records but there didn't appear to be a relevant B. Clarke. I am very new to military searching so any help or advice you can give would be brill. Ideally I want to know more info on where and when he was captured, POW camps he might have been taken to etc.
Thanxx

 

Are the National Archives PoW cards and Questionaires now online with Ancestry?

There's a database of Army POWs with basic info, but no questionaires as yet.


Hi there, my grandad was in Italy as a POW and is buried in Caserta. His name is Bernard Clarke,
service no 7932704 and he was in the 7th Royal Tank Regiment. I have had a quick look at ancestry POW records but there didn't appear to be a relevant B. Clarke. I am very new to military searching so any help or advice you can give would be brill. Ideally I want to know more info on where and when he was captured, POW camps he might have been taken to etc.
Thanxx

Unfortunately I havent been able to find him. I even tried an exact seach for his service number, but nothing came up. Have you tried applying for his service record? That would probably be the best place to start.

 

Hi there, thanks for looking! My mother had his service record and lent it out so we need to get it again. Its definitely the correct service number as it shows on the Caserta War Cemetary website. And I went on some military ancestry last night and he showed up and told me his medals. But we don't seem to be able to find out any more details. Do you have any thoughts as to why he is not showing up on the POW lists? And what would be next move?

 

Bluedawn -
in my posting #2 - I thought we had established that your G'dad was captured at Tobruk along with the rest of 7th RTR on June 21st 1942 and was shipped to Southern Italy around the Naples area to be buried at Caserta which is virtually next door to Naples
Cheers

 

Brand nu....trying 2 find any lancs fusiliers 1935 /41 dunkirk, or info on crashed bomber on operation Exodus on 09/5/45

 

Very helpful!

Anything on my Uncle, James (Jimmy) Millward Royal Artillery?
Was taken Prisoner in Africa (Mersa Matra I think) & was a prisoner of both the Italians and the Germans.

Survived the war but died years ago.

 

Hi Unionjack. There's 2 J Millward RA possibles.

J Millward 868272 Royal Artillery
POW 16749
Stalag 344
Lambinowice, Poland.

J H Millward 1122176 Royal Artillery
POW 228955
Stalag IV-F
Hartmannsdorf, Saxony.

 

The second one is him, James Henry Millward. We have a postcard from him that looks like it has Stalag IV-f on it but very faint.

Is there anything else I could discover? He was a POW of both the Italians & Germans.

I gather the Red Cross sometimes took photo's to send home to show they were well. I wonder if the photo card we have is one of those as he is wearing KD with no hat.

 

Hi -tmm-,
Could you look up one for me, if you're still doing it please?
Richard Parker, Born in Australia, Died 7th July 1944, Resided in Bristol, UK. His number was 1945592, in Royal Engineers, 107th Army Field Company.
Thanks in advance,
Andrew.

 

Hi -tmm-,
Could you look up one for me, if you're still doing it please?
Richard Parker, Born in Australia, Died 7th July 1944, Resided in Bristol, UK. His number was 1945592, in Royal Engineers, 107th Army Field Company.
Thanks in advance,
Andrew.

Name: Richard Parker
Given Initials: R G
Rank: Driver
Death Date: 7 Jul 1944
Number: 1945592
Birth Place: Australia
Residence: Bristol
Branch at Enlistment: Other Corps
Theatre of War: Italy
Regiment at Death: Royal Engineers
Branch at Death: Other Corps

 

Thanks very much englandphil, very quick too!
I don't know why, I guess with a title like "Roll of Honour" I was expecting more information than that.
Thanks again anyway,
Andrew.

 

Hi tmm

Could you look up one for me please if you can

Have been researching my late uncle for a while now but would appreciate it if you could check the two sites to see if there is any other information

Gunner 867420 thomas henry bartlett
77haa regiment
died at sea (tamahoko maru )

thanks

pam

 

Hi tmm

Could you look up one for me please if you can

Have been researching my late uncle for a while now but would appreciate it if you could check the two sites to see if there is any other information

Gunner 867420 thomas henry bartlett
77haa regiment
died at sea (tamahoko maru )

thanks

pam

Pam. have had a look, and he doesnt appear in the one on Ancestry. Very odd

 

Thanks very much englandphil, very quick too!
I don't know why, I guess with a title like "Roll of Honour" I was expecting more information than that.
Thanks again anyway,
Andrew.

Andrew, here is the CWGC details, and using this info it looks like Richard arrived in the Uk in 1916.

PARKER, RICHARD GEORGE

Rank: Driver
Service No: 1945592
Date of Death: 07/07/1944
Age: 30
Regiment/Service: Royal Engineers, 107 Army Field Coy.
Grave Reference: XIV. B. 32.
Cemetery: SANGRO RIVER WAR CEMETERY

Additional Information:
Son of Benjamin and Annie Louisa Parker.

Name: Richard Parker
Birth Date: abt 1914
Age: 2
Port of Departure: Brisbane, Australia
Arrival Date: 7 Jul 1916
Port of Arrival: London, England
Ports of Voyage: Sydney
[Melbourne]
[Adelaide]
Ship Name: Osterley
Search Ship Database: View the 'Osterley' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping Line: Orient Steam Navigation Company Ltd
Official Number: 128287

Also travelling

Mr Ben Parker - miner - aged 34
Mrs Annie Parker - aged 34
Alice Parker - aged 11
Archie Parker - aged 9
Reginald Parker - aged 7

 

Hi tmm

Thanks for looking appreciate it very much.

Pam

 

Thanks for doing those lookups Phil. Unfortunately I no longer have an Ancestry subscription to do the lookups myself. (shall update the OP)

 

englandphil, that's Brilliant!!

I had the CWGC info but have been searching for the "Additional Info" for ages. Magic!

Thank you!!

Best regards

Andrew.

 

OK, I give up. Phil how did you find the "Additional Information" above please? I can't find it even after I know exactly what to look for, and I thought I was good a research on the internet