A prisoner of war is a person, whether combatant or non-combatant, who is held captive by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict.
Classification: | Prisoners of War |
Title: | Find My Past's Prisoners Of War 1715-1945 |
Link: | https://www.findmypast.co.uk/ |
Description: | Prisoners Of War 1715-1945 |
Extra Info: | These records hold vital information about men taken prisoner of war during both World Wars. |
Classification: | World War II, Prisoners of War |
Title: | Find My Past's WWII Prisoner of War Records |
Link: | https://www.findmypast.co.uk/ |
Description: | Prisoners of War 1939-1945 |
Extra Info: | These records hold vital information about men taken prisoner of war during both World Wars. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Napoleonic Wars, Prisoners of War, Discharge / Pension Records |
Title: | Army Ancestry Research |
Link: | https://armyancestry.blogspot.com/ |
Description: | British Army research: tips, links and articles from a British military history expert. |
Classification: | Prisoners of War, Discharge / Pension Records |
Title: | British and German Deserters, Dischargees and POW's |
Link: | British and German Deserters, Dischargees and POW's, 1774-1783 |
Description: | British and German Deserters, Dischargees and POW's, 1774-1783 |
Extra Info: | British and German Deserters, Dischargees and POW's who may have remained in Canada and the USA, 1774-1783. Part One and Two |
Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Prisoners of War, Pictures / Photographs, Aircraft, Ships, Other Transport, Hospitals / Nursing, Academy / Training / Cadets, Information, Other |
Title: | British Pathe Film Archive |
Link: | https://www.britishpathe.com |
Description: | British Pathe Film Archive 1896-1970 |
Extra Info: | All sorts of social and military history on film. |
Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, World War II, Prisoners of War, Pictures / Photographs, Medals / Awards, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Maps |
Title: | Burma Star Association |
Link: | https://www.burmastar.org.uk/ |
Description: | Burma Star Association |
Extra Info: | The website is dedicted to all those who served in HM and Allied Forces or the Nursing Services in the Burma Campaign of the 1939-45 war. Includes a diary of the campaign and memories of thise who served. |
Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, World War II, Prisoners of War, Pictures / Photographs, Medals / Awards, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Maps |
Title: | Burma Star Memorial |
Link: | https://burmastarmemorial.org/ |
Description: | Burma Star Memorial |
Extra Info: | The Burma Star Memorial Fund is a charity dedicated to the legacy and commemoration of all those who served in the Allied forces during the Burma Campaign of the Second World War. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Napoleonic Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Prisoners of War, Discharge / Pension Records, Service Records, Muster / Militia Rolls |
Title: | DIBDEN One Name Study |
Link: | https://www.angelfire.com/ar3/dibden_onename/ |
Description: | DIBDEN One Name Study, Including Variants |
Extra Info: | Many military references to the DIBDEN name. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, Prisoners of War, Medals / Awards |
Title: | Ewhurst and Ellen's Green - The Fallen |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20210827201019/http://w... |
Description: | Ewhurst and Ellen's Green - The Fallen |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no long active, but most information is still available to view. Also includes details of those who served and returned home and names of prisoners of war. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War II, Prisoners of War, Discharge / Pension Records, Officers' Records, Service Records, Muster / Militia Rolls, Medals / Awards |
Title: | Fold3's UK World War 2 Records |
Link: | http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1363683-10934994?url=... |
Description: | Fold3's UK World War 2 Records main page. |
Extra Info: | Ancestry's military history companion website with over 8.3 Million records. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Navy, World War I, World War II, Prisoners of War, Discharge / Pension Records, Service Records, Medals / Awards |
Title: | FOSKETT One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.foskett-genealogy.co.uk/ |
Description: | FOSKETT One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Includes FOSKETT military and naval records. |
Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Prisoners of War, Pictures / Photographs, Aircraft, Ships, Newspapers |
Title: | Guardian Newspaper |
Link: | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/31/-sp-... |
Description: | Guardian Newspaper - How it Covered the Last Century |
Extra Info: | The newspaper articles cover the period 1899-1999. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, Prisoners of War, Medals / Awards |
Title: | Institute of Chartered Accountants |
Link: | https://www.icaew.com/library/historical-resources... |
Description: | Institute of Chartered Accountants |
Extra Info: | An index to WWI, including roll of honour, those mentioned in despatches and those awarded medals. |
Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Napoleonic Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Prisoners of War, Ships, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Information, Other |
Title: | Open Library |
Link: | http://openlibrary.org/ |
Description: | Open Library - Scanned Books Online |
Extra Info: | Use the search facility and select e books only. Can also search within book text easily. Includes many books about all aspects of British Military History. Includes lots of accounts of voyagers of exploration by naval ships. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, World War II, Prisoners of War, Service Records, Medals / Awards |
Title: | RAF Records : The Genealogist |
Link: | https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/affiliate/?affid=... |
Description: | Researching the RAF records for family historians |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Prisoners of War, Pictures / Photographs, Aircraft, Ships, Other Transport, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
Title: | Science and Society Picture Library |
Link: | https://www.scienceandsociety.co.uk |
Description: | Science and Society Picture Library |
Extra Info: | Over 50,000 images including many images of war, poster campaigns, letters from the wars and more. |
Classification: | RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, World War II, Prisoners of War, Service Records, Muster / Militia Rolls, Medals / Awards, Diaries / Log Books / Letters |
Title: | The National Archives Online Collections |
Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ |
Description: | The National Archives - Collection of Digitised Public Records |
Classification: | World War I, Prisoners of War |
Title: | The Prisoners of the Ruhleben Civilian Internment Camp 1914-1918 |
Link: | https://ruhleben.tripod.com/ |
Description: | The Prisoners of the Ruhleben Civilian Internment Camp 1914-1918 |
Extra Info: | The site aims to try and tell the stories of as many of those civilians as possible |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War II, Prisoners of War |
Title: | The Story of the Taiwan POW Camps and the Men who were Interred in Them |
Link: | http://www.powtaiwan.org/ |
Description: | The Story of the Taiwan POW Camps and the Men who were Interred in Them |
Extra Info: | The site contains descriptions of the former camps, as well as an honour roll of the prisoners of war. |
Classification: | World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Napoleonic Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Prisoners of War, Pictures / Photographs, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Information |
Title: | Wellcome Collection - Images of 2000 years |
Link: | https://wellcomecollection.org/search/works |
Description: | Wellcome Collection - Images of 2000 years |
Extra Info: | Many images of war, including images of Christmas postcards send during WWI. Can be downloaded or printed for a fee. |
Classification: | Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Napoleonic Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Prisoners of War, Discharge / Pension Records, Officers' Records, Service Records, Pictures / Photographs, Aircraft, Ships, Other Transport, Hospitals / Nursing, Academy / Training / Cadets, Muster / Militia Rolls, Medals / Awards, Uniforms / Badges, Diaries / Log Books / Letters, Newspapers, Maps, Information, Other |
Title: | Wikipedia - the free encyclopedia |
Link: | http://en.wikipedia.org/ |
Description: | Wikipedia - the free encyclopedia |
Extra Info: | Comprehensive general reference for most military topics. Use its search box to find your areas of interest. |
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