Genealogy Chat

Thank you so much, that's great. Happy :-D

Links to the actual images:

http://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/File/Details/947803/3/2/

http://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/List/947803/1872/20270/

http://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/List/947803/1872/19574/

If you hover over the images a box at the top appears where you can save or print.

A glossary of some of the words used:

http://grandeguerre.icrc.org/Content/help/glossary-en.pdf

OK, this is what I can ascertain from the 3 documents I found:

Full name William Wood.

He was captured 13 Dec 1917 at Cambrai/Bullecourt (see link below re: fighting there at the time he was captured). He was uninjured at the time.

It seems he was first taken to Dülmen camp and then to Schneidemühl. The personal information on the registers shows he was born 22 Aug 1891 at Scholes/Rotherham. Next of kin was his wife (no name stated) at 5 Holmes Sq, Rothwell, Leeds, Yorks.

I can't see a camp death report for him but the Register of Soldiers Effects for him (on Ancestry) shows he died of influenza at Schneidemühl.

I've put links to the images below.


http://www.1914-1918.net/bat21.htm

Name: WOOD
Initials: W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Serjeant
Regiment/Service: West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
Unit Text: 12th Bn.
Age: 27
Date of Death: 17/12/1918
Service No: 13429
Additional information: Husband of Lucy Ann Wood, of 9, Pepper St., Hunslet, Leeds.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: II. B. 7.
Cemetery: BERLIN SOUTH-WESTERN CEMETERY

Hi Ally

It isn't the most user-friendly site!

If you want to give details (name, rank, regiment, etc) then I'll take a look and see what there is.

Hi there,

Not sure if I did that and couldn't find anything, not really sure how to use the site.

Thanks.
Ally

Apologies if you did do so, but when you found the index card for your relative did you note any PAxxxx number(s) on the card and then search for those referenced documents?

I've researched quite a few WW1 PoWs for our local project and sometimes the trail does stop at the index card but in quite a lot of others there have been registers showing when and where they were captured and also how they died. Some of the registers have also shown the prisoner's date and place of birth, occupation, next of kin and more. The registers are mainly in German but there is a separate glossary to aid translation.

Hi thanks

Found my relative on that, not much information on it Im afraid.

Thanks

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You can search the Red Cross records for WW1 prisoners of war for free here:-

http://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/File/Search

Andy

Morning,

Don't suppose anyone has ever sent of for the prisoner records? Would love to know if it's worth while.

Thanks
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