Wirksworth Great War P.O.Ws

Hello John The 24 soldiers listed below are men with Wirksworth and district connections, of whom 23 were taken prisoner during the Great War. The list is not claimed to be comprehensive since the recorded details of the men captured was minimal in the early years of the war, and hence non of the Wirksworth men who might have been involved in the retreat from Mons in 1914 or the battle of the Somme in 1916 have been found. In the years 1917 & 1918 the records of newly captured men become much more detailed and included date and place of birth of captives. If you wish to use the material on your Wirksworth Website then please do so. Best wishes David Wardman Great War Prisoners The International Committee of the Red Cross have released onto the internet the names of British prisoners of war held in German camps during the 1914 - 18 war. The lists had been compiled by the German authorities and passed to the ICRC, who created a card index system from which they were hopefully able to answer queries from relatives in the UK. The ICRC augmented the card index system by including names of missing soldiers as a result of queries from the UK. "The search for Repatriation dates is ongoing" says David Wardman. Friedrichfeld POW camp in the Eastern suburbs of Berlin was begun on 1 Aug 1914 and mainly built by French prisoners. French, British, Russian and Colonial soldiers were held there. More information (in German) at Friedrichfeld POW camp Ernest BUNTING was captured at Cambrai on 23/3/1918 and held at Limburg/Lahn and at Altdamm and at Heilsburg William Spencer Butler ELSE was captured at Bullecourt on 21/3/1918 and held at Freidrichsfeld and returned 30 Nov 1918 at Dover William ELSE was captured at Bullecourt on 21/3/1918 and held at Freidrichsfeld and returned 30 Nov 1918 at Dover Daniel SLACK was captured at Berry au Bac on 27/5/1918 and held at Freidrichsfeld and returned 30 Nov 1918 at Dover William H BRADLEY was captured at Bullecourt on 21/3/1918 and held at Crossen and at Cassel and was repatriated Arrived in England 7/8 Sept 1918 Injured and was admitted to Camberwell Hospital. The repatriation occurred 2 months before the armistice. Jesse BUNTING was captured at Juvincourt on 27/5/1918 and held at Munster Ernest KILLER was captured at Basse Bologne on 17/5/1917 and held at Quedliburg and at Zorbut Joseph SHELDON was captured at Juvincourt on 27/5/1918 and held at Munster Arthur SWIFT was captured at Ecoust on 21/3/1918 and held at Parchin and at Freidrichsfeld Arthur Swift is the link to the index card created by the ICRC subsequent to an enquiry by his wife. Denis KIRBY who is shown in the 1911 Census to be living in Wirksworth was captured at Nessle on 25/3/1918 and held at Freidrichsfeld Walter SPRINGER was captured at Saulcourt on 22/3/1918 and held at Gustrow and at Dulmen Thomas OGDON was born C1890 in Wirksworth but moved to Hulme in Manchester with parents William and Lucy and was captured at Bethencourt on 25/3/1918 and held at Stendal Charles BROWN was captured at Jouvencourt on 27/5/1918 and held at Langensalza John Albert WEBSTER was captured at Bailleul on 15/4/1918 and held at Dulmen and at Stendal Cyril E BEESTON was captured at Kemmel on 15/4/1918 and held at Stendal James BROWN was captured at Bullecourt on 21/3/1918 and held at Freidrichsfeld Albert MILLWARD was captured at Aveley on 21/4/1918 and held at Freidrichsfeld and returned to the UK on 25/11/1918 Adam SPENCER was captured at Lagnicourt on 21/3/1918 and held at Freidrichsfeld Harry MARSHALL was held at Freidrichsfeld Alfred KIDD was captured at Bullecourt on 21/3/1918 and held at Freidrichsfeld John TOMLINSON was captured at Lagnicourt on 21/3/1918 and held at Freidrichsfeld Arthur HOLMES was captured on 3/10/1918 and held at Dulmen Charles KNOWLES was captured at St Quentin on 22/3/1918 and held at Zerbut George REPTON had not been taken prisoner and was missing in action, and his wife had contacted the ICRC for any information they had. The resulting index card created by the ICRC is for George REPTON

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