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Posted by Sleepynicmatt (U13844304) on Monday, 20th July 2009
Hi,Not sure if i'm on right message board,but does anyone know how to start research on POW's in Japan WW2??My Grandfather Harold Charles Jeffreys was the POW,and I am intrigued to find out any info I can.Sadly no one in the family has any details,not even which regiment he was in.All i know is his name and that he was a POW in Japan.Any help and advice will be much appreciated.
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I would start by contacting the Imperial War Museum. Their phone number is 0207-416-5000, and the address is Lambeth Road, London. SE1 6HZ
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Sleepynicmatt,
If you're your grandfather's next of kin [or if you can get their permission]Β£30 will get you a copy of his service record;
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<quote> P O W Japan WW11</qoute?
World War Eleven...? Have I missed something...?
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many thanks triceratops..visited the website asked some questions and got reply.....getting hold of next of kin now to move search forward...many thanks again...(and message should have read ....pow.ww2.. not 11....)
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whoops!!! ww2.......
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Try The National Archives, Kew, and the collection of POW cards, partly written in English and partly in Japanese.
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Nic,
A similar question has come up on the Family Trees board,one of the answers gave this site;
Searched for your grandad on here,but couldn't find him.
Trike.
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, in reply to message 1.
Posted by caveman1944 (U11305692) on Saturday, 5th September 2009
Cofepow have a data base of 55,500 men and he does not appear on that.
You should ask of them for guidance.
John
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