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Member Since: August 2008 Posts: 77 Send Message	Shani	Report	12 Mar 2017 18:58
Member Since: August 2008 Posts: 77 Send Message	Hello I have discovered the following and would like to know where I go from here. I want to find what dates Patrick was a POW to determine if he was indeed my fathers father. Rumour has it in my family, that he was missing whilst my father was conceived. Name P J O'Brien Rank; Private Army Number; 6205121 Regiment; Middlesex Regiment POW Number; 7394 Camp Type; Stalag Camp Number; XX-B Camp Location; Malbork Record Office; Infantry and Army Physical Training Corps Record Office, Stanwell Road School, Ashford, Middlesex Record Office Number; 23 Can anyone help as to what information I can get and where please. I have tried the Infantry record office stated above but don't really seem to see anything that can help. Thank you in advance, Shani
Member Since: November 2003 Posts: 28,261 Send Message	KathleenBell	Report	12 Mar 2017 23:58
	Could you send off for his army service record? It will cost £30 and could take several months to arrive. Look here to see what is needed:- https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/requests-for-personal-data-and-service-records Kath. x
Member Since: December 2009 Posts: 13,418 Send Message	Maddie	Report	14 Mar 2017 16:37
	prisoner of war previously reported missing British Army Casualty Lists 1939-1945 Transcription Learn more Print transcription View image First name(s) P J Last name O'Brien Year 1940 ------------------ Capture year 1940 Service number 6205121 Rank Private Rank as transcribed Pte Regiment Middlesex Regiment Regiment as transcribed Middlesex Regiment Theatre of war France Archive reference WO 417/18 PIece description Casualty Lists - Other Ranks 304 - 322 Archive The National Archives Record set British Army Casualty Lists 1939-1945 Category Military, armed forces & conflict Subcategory Second world war Collections from Great Britain Prisoners of War 1715-1945 Transcription Print transcription First name(s) P. J. Last name O''Brien Service number 6205121 Rank Private Regiment The Middlesex Regiment Year - Prison camp or ship Marienburg Camp type STALAG Camp number 20B Camp location Marienburg Country Great Britain Conflict World War 2 Archive Infantry and Army Physical Training Corps Record Office, Stanwell Road School, Ashford, Middlesex Record set Prisoners Of War 1715-1945 Category Military, armed forces & conflict Subcategory Regimental & service records Collections from Great Britain British Army Casualty Lists 1939-1945 Transcription Learn more Print transcription View image First name(s) P J Last name O'Brien Year 1945 ------------------------------ Service number 6205121 Rank Private Rank as transcribed Pte Regiment Middlesex Regiment Regiment as transcribed Middlesex Regiment (Princess Louise's Kensington Regiment) Archive reference WO 417/92 PIece description Casualty Lists - Other Ranks 1756 - 1775. Archive The National Archives Record set British Army Casualty Lists 1939-1945 Category Military, armed forces & conflict Subcategory Second world war Collections from Great Britain looks liie captured 1940 - 1945
Member Since: November 2008 Posts: 39,699 Send Message	PatinCyprus	Report	14 Mar 2017 18:55
	The Middlesex Regiment was at Dunkirk. Dunkirk was 1940 so he was very likely taken prisoner there. I knew someone who was taken prisoner at Dunkirk and he was marched all the way to Germany.
	Researching: Lloyd,Paddock,Cooper,Morris,Rigby West Midlands Salop Worc
Member Since: August 2008 Posts: 77 Send Message	Shani	Report	14 Mar 2017 23:53
Member Since: August 2008 Posts: 77 Send Message	Thank you so much for your replies. Sorry I took ages to respond, been on shift for 2 days. I will get to work on this, thanks again, Shani

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