WW1 ICRC POW records

[HeatherH]

Now accessible on line The International Committee of the Red Cross WW1 POW records.

http://grandeguerre.icrc.org/

free

It took a wee bit to figure out how to access the records I was searching for, but once I did I was able to see the actual document, I could magnify, download or print.
There is a very good guide also.

Good luck everyone.

[car]

Thanks for that Heather. Away to see if I can find my grandmother's brother.

Christine

[car]

Heather - I found my grandmother's brother. We knew that he had been taken prisoner at Albert on 27 March 1918. Sadly he died on 9 August 1918 and is buried at Le Quesnoy Communal Cemetery. I would presume he was in a prisoner of war camp nearby.

I couldn't see anything that would appear to be the name of the camp-did I miss something? I think I will go back and have another look.

Thank you again for letting us know about this site.

Regards

Christine

[WilmaM]

AMAZING!
I found my Grandfather - we knew he was a POW but couldn't find any records, and he never talked of his army days. and his POW letter from the king vanished.

Now I need to find out the translation of the headings to see what the info actually means.

[HeatherH]

Was your Great Uncle in the Navy.... Le Quesnoy Communal Cemetery is in Nord and I found this camp near by....Marlag und Milag Nord Westertimke. It was for Allied seamen was run by the Kriegsmarine independently of the Army.