Jump to content
Free downloads from TNA ×
The Great War (1914-1918) Forum

Remembered Today:

A list of British P.O.W's at Kut-El-Amarah


ZimRich

Recommended Posts

Rich

Please can I have any Norfolks/RAMC lads

I know some of our local lads may have been taken prisoner out there

Chris

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Rich

Please can I have any Norfolks/RAMC lads

I know some of our local lads may have been taken prisoner out there

Chris

Chris I've had a good look and there aren't any Norfolks or RAMC listed. The list I have isn't complete but it is fairly extensive.

The regiments that are listed are:-

Border Reg

Dorset Reg

Devon Reg

E Surreys

KRRC

Lanc Fus

Leicester Reg

Manchester Reg

Middlesex Reg

Ox and Bucks

Royal West kents

R.F.A

R.G.A

Rifle Brig

R.F.C

Royal Fusiliers

R.Irish Rifles

R Welsh Fus

Somerset LI

Shropshire L I

Sherwood Foresters

Seaforth Highlanders

Scottish Borderers

South Lancs

West Yorks

Wiltshire Reg

Welsh Reg

Worcester Reg

Rich

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Rich

Would be glad to receive any information you have on the Somersets. I have been researching their prisoners in Germany and have several accounts of life in captivity, but nothing on those in Turkish hands. I know that some from the territorials were attached to the Dorsets at Kut and that the 1/4th were on the relief column but had not realised that any had been taken prisoner

Thanks

Brian

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Chris I've had a good look and there aren't any Norfolks or RAMC listed. The list I have isn't complete but it is fairly extensive.

Rich

Rich

thanks for looking for me

Chris

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Chris, I was talking to a member of the Royal Norfolk Museum last tuesday night about this topic, she advised me that the Museum also has a list. It may be worth dropping them a line.

Keith

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Chris, I was talking to a member of the Royal Norfolk Museum last tuesday night about this topic, she advised me that the Museum also has a list. It may be worth dropping them a line.

Keith

Keith

thanks for that

Chris

Link to comment
Share on other sites

For Brian and Neil,

as regards the Lancs Fusiliers and Somersets.

1010 Pte A Bell Lancs Fusiliers att Ox and Bucks

The Somerset Light Infantry were attached to the Ox and Bucks not the Devons according to the documents I have. The following men were listed as POW from the Somersets.

3430 Pte A Adams

1377 Pte A Adams

2481 Pte R Hawkins

3845 Pte C Jennings

2753 Pte J Jones

2839 Pte R Morgan

1812 Pte N Pipe

3191 Pte S Shopland

3185 Pte A Simpson

2800 Pte R Turner

and for Chris its not part of my list but found Captain A.J. Shakeshaft of the 2nd Battalion, Norfolk Regiment POW. His diary extracts detailing the conditions of the prisoners can be found at http://www.stephen-stratford.co.uk/capt_diary.htm.

Rich

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Hello Rich,

Any mention of 52917 F. Walker R.A. please ?

Stuart

PS Anything on Sherwood Foresters appreciated - I feel sure one or two others of the group would have the same interest in the Foresters.

Stuart

Link to comment
Share on other sites

How many 5th Wilts lads get a mention?

Thank You.

Hi Owen

Here are the list of Wilts you asked for, hopefully the attachment can be read properly!

regards Rich

post-12318-1160750479.jpg

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Hi Owen

Here are the list of Wilts you asked for, hopefully the attachment can be read properly!

regards Rich

Stuart, I couldn't find any mention of F Walker RA but I've attached the Sherwood men you requested and some extra Wilts regiment I found for Owen.

Thanks

Rich

post-12318-1160750948.jpg

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 3 weeks later...

Rich

Sorry for belated reply

Thanks for list of Somersets. I thought most of the SLI drafts had joined the Dorsets, however it seems that the unlucky one were those who wnt to the Ox and Bucks.

Brian

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Hi Rich !

I'm interested in any South Lancs .... but this one in particular !! although it was the end of 1915 .... I thought maybe he might have been included !!

Name: FOLEY

Initials: G

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Sergeant

Regiment: South Lancashire Regiment

Unit Text: 1st Bn.

Date of Death: 16/12/1915

Service No: 16542

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: K. 20.

Cemetery: KUT WAR CEMETERY

Thanking you in advance !!

Annie :)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 4 months later...

Wondered if you had anything on

Hubert Richard Faxon, a Driver, with the RFA, who died whilst a prisoner on 30th August 1916 at Kut.

Thanks

Sue

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 4 weeks later...

Have you any information in respect of 2nd Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) POW's. Any information gladly accepted....

Many thanks

Neil

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Hi Sue,

sorry for the delay in posting I haven't checked the thread for a while.

Dvr H 69940 Faxton RFA is on the official lists as having been taken POW but there is no more info about him. I can send you a copy of that part of the list if you like?

Neil,

I have all the men taken POW at Kut from the RWK on an excel file. I managed to find the casualty list whilst researching one of my medal trio's to the RWK. He was wounded in the defence of Kut, taken Prisoner and then died or was killed on the infamous march through the desert. If you give me your e-mail I'll send you over a copy.

Regards

Rich

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 4 months later...
Guest QORWKDolley

Hi Rich,

I noticed from one of the posts that you are able to provide a list of Royal West Kents taken prisoner at Kut. Please let me know if you are able to send me a copy. I would be most grateful, my great uncle was taken prisoner there.

Cheers.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 3 weeks later...
  • 3 months later...

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
×
×
  • Create New...