Guest Nick Powell Posted 6 July , 2004 Share Posted 6 July , 2004 Hi all I am looking for details on one John Frank March of the Royal Berkshire Regiment and his time in a German POW camp. He was captured after 1/8/15 This is the date we have that his future brother in law was killed while standing in a trench next to him! Location of the camp or anything else gratefully accepted. TIA Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted 7 July , 2004 Share Posted 7 July , 2004 Nick if you get no joy, contact the museum in Salisbury. The very helpful and knowledgeable researchers there will probably be able to help. The Royal Berkshires database is incredible and something we intend to emulate with our Buffs database. Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nick Powell Posted 7 July , 2004 Share Posted 7 July , 2004 Thanks Mick I will try the museum as suggested. cheers. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Lewis Posted 7 July , 2004 Share Posted 7 July , 2004 Nick Have you seen the website for the Royal Berkshire Rgt- http://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/main.php3 Regards Doug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Furnell Posted 7 July , 2004 Share Posted 7 July , 2004 Hello Nick,and welcome to the forum. The Wardrobe,right opposite Salisbury Cathedral,is a marvellous place,and the building,itself,is as old as the hills. Try this link http://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/main.php3. Battalion war diaries,on line. Just choose a day. All the best. Simon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nick Powell Posted 9 July , 2004 Share Posted 9 July , 2004 Simon and Doug Thanks for the link at present I keep getting the dreaded page cannot be displayed message! however I will try again later, it may be due to my antique computer or problems at the other end. I understand that records of POWs was not brilliant during the first world war and many records were destroyed in a fire;what about service records? Thanks again NICK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Baker Posted 9 July , 2004 Share Posted 9 July , 2004 I understand that records of POWs was not brilliant during the first world war and many records were destroyed in a fire;what about service records? The army service records (most of them) were in the archive building that was burned in 1940. About a third or so of the records remain. Where the soldier became a POW, the papers may give some details - but often not much more than "POW 21 March 1918" or similar. The best single source for POW records is the International Committee of the Red Cross, in Geneva. They hold enormous archives. I have heard conflicting stories of whether they still offer a look-up service. Can anyone update this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nick Powell Posted 14 July , 2004 Share Posted 14 July , 2004 Thanks for the pointer Chris, I will make them my next port of call! All the best Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ian Bowbrick Posted 14 July , 2004 Share Posted 14 July , 2004 The best single source for POW records is the International Committee of the Red Cross, in Geneva. They hold enormous archives. I have heard conflicting stories of whether they still offer a look-up service. Can anyone update this? Chris, They no longer offer information on WW1 POWs. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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