New Zealanders

[Guest]

My Great Uncle James O'Reilly  NZ Rifle Brigade was captured on the 5 March 1918 at Ligny Forme on the Western Front.

 

His New Zealand number was  54580  His paperwork says he was at D Komp.  I can find no POW number.

 

He died in 1956 and is buried in the Waverley Cemetery, Taranaki NZ.    I never knew him and  I never knew that he had been away to WWI along with his brother Frank,  both survived although James was captured.

 

Any info on the Camp would be appreciated he was there for such a short time.  My own  father was a POW in WWII  he seldom talked about it either.

 

In fact very little information on him.

 

Cheers   -  Nick

[Jacorb]

Hi Nick, I am currently trying to find any info on him, one question, where did you get the info on his camp?

Edited 6 January , 2019 by Jacorb

[Mark1959]

5th down this page

https://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/List/624186/698/32609/

from Red Cross web site.

This record gives date of capture as 5/4/18. Says D Komp on Index Card.

Edited 7 January , 2019 by Mark1959

[Jacorb]

Hey Nick his POW camp was located in Parchim, this site has a few topics on it if you want more information. It is a bit north of Berlin, ask any more questions if you want, happy to help

Jacob

Edited 9 January , 2019 by Jacorb