Civilian internee
Association of British Civilian Internees for East Region (ABCIFER)
Mr Brian Gander-Secretary, 97 Crabtree Lane, Harpenden, Herts. AL5 5PX
Prisoner of war (POW)
The National Federation of ex-Far East Prisoner of War Clubs
Mr Steve Cairns OBE, National Welfare Adviser, 136 Taunton Road, North Petherton, Bridgewater, Somerset TA6 6NN.
Tel: 01278 663 127
Japanese Labour Camp Survivors Association
Arthur Titherington, secretary
Oriel House, Church Green, Witney, Oxon OX8 6HW
Tel: 01702 524 613 Are you looking for information / war records of a relative in the military?
With German forces
Deutsche Dienstelle (WasT)
Eichborndamm 167 - 209, D - 1000 Berlin, Germany
With Italian forces
Ministerio della Difesa
Direzione Generale Leva, Recl. Obbl. Militariz. Mob. Civ. e Corpi Aus., Divisione 7a Stato Civile, Via XX Settembre, Rome Italy
With British forces
Ministry of Defence
The General Enquiries Office, Room 0332, Ministry of Defence, Main Building, Whitehall, London SW1A 2HB.
Tel: 020 7218 6645.
Web: www.mod.uk
Royal British Legion
48 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5JY.
Tel: 020 7973 7200.
Web: www.britishlegion.org.uk
- "Lost Trails" database of servicemen wishing to contact one another.
- Accessible via web.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
2 Marlow Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 7DX.
Tel: 01628 342221
Web: www.cwgc.org
- Maintains records of the military dead from WW I and II, plus civilian dead from WWII.
Imperial War Museum
Lambeth Road, London SE1 6HZ.
Tel: 020 7416 5346.
Web: www.iwm.org.uk
- Historical information relating to various wars
- Guidance on tracing military personnel
Was your relative a prisoner of war?
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Archives Division & Research Section, 19 avenue de la Paix, CH-1212 Geneva Switzerland
- Tracing war-time records of people who were WWI POWs, WWII POWs or civilian internees
- Holds some records on civilian internees
- Provide as much identifying information on the person as possible: nationality, full name, DOB, POB, rant, registration number, date & place of capture, etc.
- If you are husband, wife, son, daughter, brother or sister apply through British Red Cross
- If you are not an immediate relation, a research fee will be charged (around 80 Swiss francs/hour); all WWI cases are subject to charges
Are you looking for Polish relatives?
Poland
Osrodek Badan Genealogicznych
"Piast"/Genealogical Research Centre, ul Podchorazych 89 PO Box 9, pl 00-957 Warsaw 36 Poland
In the UK
Polish Catholic Mission
2 Devonia Road, London N1 8JJ
Tel: 020-7226 3439
Served under British Command in WWII
Army Records Centre, Polish Section
Ministry of Defence, Bourne Avenue, Middlesex UB3 1RF.
Tel: 020 8573 3831 |
