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a h homewood

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samantha

samantha Report 10 Jul 2014 14:30

trying to trace family of A H Homewood as I have a dog tag to return to the family.. the Service number is 6915957....P.O.W. NUMBER 142707....

jax

jax Report 10 Jul 2014 14:35

Welcome to the boards Samantha


Prisoners of War 1939-1945 - British Army held in German territories Transcription
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First name(s) A. H.
Last name Homewood
Service number 6915957
Prisoner of war number 142707
Rank Rifleman
Regiment The Rifle Brigade
Camp type STALAG
Camp number 7A
Camp location Moosburg (Isar)
Country Great Britain
Record type Records
Record office Rifle Corps Record Office, Winchester
Record set Prisoners of War 1939-1945 - British Army held in German Territories
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Record collection Second World War
Collections from Great Britain

 Sue In Yorkshire.

Sue In Yorkshire. Report 10 Jul 2014 14:35

Have you tried the CWGC site

www.cwgc.org

You may find if you put his name in SEARCH above on the right hand side
that a name will come for a person that has him in their ancestors/family..

Good Luck

samantha

samantha Report 10 Jul 2014 14:41

Thanks Sue..appreciate your help..i have also got about another 30 dog tags to trace back...thanks again x

samantha

samantha Report 10 Jul 2014 14:43

Thanks Sue..appreciate your help..i have also got about another 30 dog tags to trace back...thanks again x

jax

jax Report 10 Jul 2014 14:44

???

Births Sep 1907 (>99%)
HOMEWOOD Alfred Harry Brighton 2b 208

Births Sep 1908 (>99%)
Homewood Arthur Harold Lambeth 1d 4_4

Births Sep 1912 (>99%)
Homewood Alfred H Taylor Bromley 2a

Births Dec 1919 (>99%)
Homewood Albert H Sullivan Wandsworth 1d 1086

samantha

samantha Report 10 Jul 2014 14:46

thank you

 Sue In Yorkshire.

Sue In Yorkshire. Report 10 Jul 2014 15:05

If you find anyone related to all the names,don't forget to click on their names and send messages to them..

You may or may not get replies from the people,

Good Luck.

jax

jax Report 10 Jul 2014 15:18

Looks like it belonged to the one born 1919

Few trees on Ancestry


Birth
1919 3 Nov
Wandsworth, London

Marriage to Joan Gwendoline Flower
1942 4 Jul Age: 22
Chippenham, Wiltshire

Residence
1942 Age: 23
Moosburg an der Isar, Bavaria

Death
1981 11 Nov Age: 62
Melksham, Wiltshire, England

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Looks like they had 4 children and son Keith has a tree on here, although membership is old...he also has a tree on ancestry which he has used today according to the log in details

If you do not subscribe to ancestry I will send a message on your behalf if you dont have any luck with this site

samantha

samantha Report 10 Jul 2014 15:54

wow thank you so much...cant wait to get started on this..many thanks Sam x

samantha

samantha Report 10 Jul 2014 15:55

thanks Sue and Jax.....x

samantha

samantha Report 10 Jul 2014 21:30

hi Jax..that would be great..not a member of ancestry at the mo..pls if you would..many thanks Sam x

jax

jax Report 10 Jul 2014 21:35

Click on my name and send me a message of what you would like me to say including your email address so he can contact you direct