Guest Ian Topham Posted 17 June , 2003 Share Posted 17 June , 2003 1. Is there a list of British Soldiers that were POW, with any details? 2. Family tradition states that my Grandfather 809 Pte George Sumner (Regiment unknown maybe a Lancashire Regiment) was catured during the Somme Offensive of 1916. Can this fact be confirmed with any details? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Reed Posted 17 June , 2003 Share Posted 17 June , 2003 The only list I know of is the one compiled by the Red Cross - and that is at their HQ in Geneva. I also understand that they no longer answer enquiries re. WW1 POWs, sadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROONAERT Posted 17 June , 2003 Share Posted 17 June , 2003 Unfortunately not much use in this case,Ian, but a list was published in (I think) 1919 (ish) of the British officers who were POW's. This has been re-printed by the N&MP. Apart from the Red Cross list as mentioned by Paul, I don't know of any other source listing prisoners all together. (Regimental archives, maybe?...or perhaps (for those in Germany - if the lists survived WW2) Bundesarchiv or Deutsche Dienstelle?). If your Grandfather was in a Lancashire Regiment (MIC could confirm this), the archive for 3 of them (East, South and Loyals)are all together in Preston, I could always take a look for you. Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ian Bowbrick Posted 17 June , 2003 Share Posted 17 June , 2003 Dave, Have you got a POW list for the 17th Manchesters handy? I am looking for any info on 49733 Pte J H Stanley who was captured on 22 March 1918. Cheers, Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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