Prisoner of war ww1

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Member Since: October 2004 Posts: 638 Send Message	nuttybongo	Report	21 Apr 2014 20:40
	Hi there, Just wondered if anyone knows if records are held of prisoner of war. I would like to find out where he was held, it would be nice to know. Thanks :-D
	Researching: Wood, Westnedge(spelling variants) padley, parkin, coulthard, (Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, ) Jenkinson,Pashley, Moss (America) Meechan, Meehan, Mofatt, (Scotland and Ireland)
Member Since: January 2008 Posts: 2,697 Send Message	Andysmum	Report	21 Apr 2014 22:23
	Try Google - there are lots of sites available.
Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 2,779 Send Message	was plain ann now annielaurie	Report	21 Apr 2014 22:47
	There are a few records available at the National Archives, which, if your man is listed, can be downloaded for a small fee http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/prisoners-of-war-ww1.htm If he's not there, the Red Cross in Geneva are due to put records online, so, at that stage you might find him amongst those