Military History
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Researching Prisoners of War
The International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva keeps lists of all known POWs and internees of all nationalities for the Second World War. Enquiries concerning these lists should be directed to:
Archives Division and Research Service
International Committee of the Red Cross
19 Avenue de la Paix,
Geneva CH-1202,
Switzerland
email: archives.gva@icrc.org
International Committee Of The Red Cross
Book! Prisoners of War, British Army, 1939 - 1945
That lists alphabetically over 107,000 British Army POWs of all ranks held in Germany or in German occupied territories in World War Two. It gives each POW's camp, POW number, surname, initials, rank, army number and regiment/corps.
It was re-published in 1990, by J B Hayward and Sons of Polstead, Suffolk (cost £38) ISBN 0-903754-61-
Useful Links
PRISONERS OF WAR - 109TH MEDICAL BATTALION (1942 - 1945)
For records of Servicemen and Women who served in WW2 and beyond:
In Memories Details of Commonwealth World War One and Two communal cemeteries and graveyards in Belguim and France
National Archives of Australia
Imperial War Museum Collections Online
A-Z List of Ex-Military Service Organisations
A-Z List of Ex-Military Service
National Service and the Home Guard
Home Guard – history
Home Guard Pocket Manual
Medals and Decorations
War Memorials and Military Cemeteries Shorncliffe and other WW1 cemeteries:
http://ww1cemeteries.com/othercemete...e_military.htm
Here's another link, Northamptonshire regiment, Rushden roll of honour
http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Northa...e/Rushden.html
Photographs of individual war graves
An ongoing project
http://www.britishwargraves.org.uk/
Yokohama War Cemetery-Japan-
This is a very professional site dedicated to soldiers that died over in Yokohama Japan,in the concentration camps and for soldiers from elsewhere like India..It has a very good site map,and a very clear ,detailed index of the soldiers with military number and next of kin where available.-well worth a look........
http://www.roll-of-honour.org.uk/Cem..._War_Cemetery/
Cowra-Austarlian burials
This is a personal family history site that lists detailed desriptions of Australian casualties from WW2 buried there.522 Japanese are buried there too.
http://ozfamily.horrorking.com/cowra.html
France and Belgium-The Great War 1914-18 war cemeteries and memorials
This is an incredible site-it shows all war cemetaries in france and Belgium-there are indexes galore and when you click on each cemetery there are photographs and details of how many from each regiment etc.Huge site but very organised.Includes many memorials including Thiepval THESE ARE ALL FOR THE GREAT WAR 1914-18.This is a must see website.
http://www.silentcities.co.uk/mainindex.htm
South Africa war graves
This is an incredible and very brave undertaking and reminds us all of how many countries sacrificed their men in the world wars.the south africa war Graves Project hasnt been completed but has come a long way.
http://southafricawargraves.org/index.htm
In their charter they state>>>
The goal of the South Africa War Graves Project is to archive photographs of every single South African war grave from the 2nd Anglo-Boer War, WW1, WW2, Korea, Rand Revolt, Freedom Struggle, Angola-Border War to present day. These photos will either be in the format of a picture of a headstone or a name on a memorial. These photos will eventually be made freely to the family, friends of the deceased serviceperson, school groups, veterans groups and MOTH shell-holes through this website
New Zealand Graves and Memorials
A dedicated site that spans the recording of graves of New Zealanders in over 60 different countries.
http://www.nzafmp.org/index.htm
In their intro they state 2 main aims>>>
To photograph and collect a pictorial record of New Zealand war graves and memorials both overseas and in New Zealand to commemorate those servicemen and women who gave their lives in the service of their country.
To collect photos and stories not only of those who lost their lives, but also of those who came home. Generation by generation stories and old photo's are being lost to us. Our aim is to record as many photos and stories as we can while those who remember can help us to provide an accurate online resource
All cemeteries with over 40 burials worldwide
This is the daddy of all sites and even more encompassing than the very impressive Silent Cities site covering all the world cemeteries with 40 or more burials of war dead-this covers no less than 940 cemeteries !!!!
all photographed
Australian War Graves
In a similar vein to the south african and New Zealand war grave Projects.
http://www.australianwargraves.org/ Australian war graves Photographic Project-AWGPA
Australian War Memorial - a database of Australians who fought in various wars:
http://www.awm.gov.au/database/biographical.asp
Includes a list of PoWs.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
This is for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
This site has lots of different places on it and seems to be expanding...
http://www.roll-of-honour.com/
Canada-War memorial project
http://www.mapleleaflegacy.org/
This is a very snazzy site with a musical introduction,truly a work of art..the Maple leaf Memorial Project promises to be the definitive resource for the rememberance of Canadian dead.
Peterborough
www.pboro-memorial.com
A web-site dedicated to the people of Peterborough who were killed during the First and Second World Wars.
War Memorials and Graves on Isle of Wight
Excellent site for those searching details of WWI and WWII casualties. Complete with links to CWGC. Also includes civilian casualties.
http://www.isle-of-wight-memorials.org.uk/index.htm
Tidworth Military cemetery
Tidworth Military Cemetery http://www.remembering.org.uk/tidworth_cemetery.htm
War memorials in the old Avon area round Bristol http://uk.geocities.com/williamfdungey/mems/memindex.html
WWI memorial, All Saints Church, South Lynn, Norfolk
Full details (yes some one has researched details of their death) of all those on the War Memorial window (WW1) at All Saints Church, South Lynn.
http://www.roll-of-honour.com/NorfololkAllSaints.html
Found this site totally by chance it looks for neglected war graves in Britain
War Graves In Britain
