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looking for military records onedwin john parker born 1913 was in staglag lower saxony germany army no5507811 pow no117906 thanks

Find my past hold
"Prisoners Of War 1939-1945 - British Army Held In German Territories" , but the National Archives site says "Prisoners of war: selected records 1715-1945"
http://tiny.cc/5j9e2x

For some reason I can't find anything for him, even by only using the surname and yob +/-1 :-S

Just to clarify, did you make a typo and 'onedwin' should be 'online'?

If no one else can find the POW records, the only alternative is to order his full records from the MOD at a cost of £30
http://www.veterans-uk.info/service_records/service_records.html
WW2 records are not in the public domain

his name was edwin john parker

Which regiment was he in, and which Stalag? That might help if the number you have are incorrect.

Managed to find 45 records for J Parker, but it doesn't give ages, or an image. Instead, each transcription gives an address to write to. I'm sure I've seen copies of de-briefs. May be they were Canadian POW's?

We posted at roughly the same time - only POW record on FMP is


First name(s) E. J.
Last name Parker
Service number 5507811
Prisoner of war number 117906
Rank Trooper
Regiment Royal Armoured Corps
Camp type STALAG
Camp number 11B
Camp location Fallingbostel
Country Great Britain
Record type Records
Record office Royal Armoured Corps and Reconnaissance Corps Record Office, The Drill Hall, Barnet, Herts
Record set Prisoners of War 1939-1945 - British Army held in German Territories
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Subcategory Second World War
Collections from Great Britain

The Barnet address no longer exists
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http://www.tankmuseum.org/learning-and-research/bovart52865

World War II and Inter War Years
Army Personnel Centre
Historic Disclosures
Mailpoint 400
Kentigern House
65 Brown Street
Glasgow G2 8EX
Tel. 0141 224 2743
Fax. 0141 224 2144

Information from the above will only be given to next of kin. A fee is charged.
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thank you how do i find out when he was released home sorry am a beginer

Unless you/we can find a local newpaper report, you have to apply for his records.

WW2 may be 'history' but there are still some veterans still alive. To protect their privacy, very little is on-line. At some time in the future, their records may be released, but possibly not for another 25 years. This is to comply with the 100 years closure 'rules'.

If you know where his family's home town was, we may be able to find something in the British Newspaper Archive. It's probably a remote possibility.

http://www.fallingbostelmilitarymuseum.de/stalag/stalag.htm

gives a brief history of Fallingbostel - it appears that it was 'liberated' on 16th April 1945. there is, however, a note that *It should of course be remembered that most of the able-bodied –fit pows had marched northeast to the Elbe before the liberation on the 16thAPRIL*

As the war in Europe wasn't officially over until 2 September 1945 and most of the continent in chaos, it probably took a few weeks after the Camp was Liberated before Edwin was returned to England

thank you for all the info

He may have completed a questionnaire. Copies of these are at the National Archives - not online

If you go onto the veterans website and print off the service access request and next of kin forms, and send them to the address in Glasgow provided further up. Also send a copy of the death certificate ( not the original as you won't get it back ). Cost is £30