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POW details

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Family name

Other names (provide full names where possible, otherwise include initials if known. Nicknames may also be included in brackets)

Place of birth

Date of birth (in the form dd-mm-yyyy)

Nationality

Rank when captured

Service number

POW number

Service (e.g. British Army, USAAF, etc)

Military Unit (e.g. 7th Batallion, Royal Sussex Regt; 1st Bomb Wing, 91st Bomb Group; etc)

Camp (wherever possible provide both camp number and location - e.g. Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf, PG 91 Avezzano)

Working Party (wherever possible provide both WP number and location - e.g. GW 11010 Kühnsdorf, E166 Saubsdorf)

Place of Capture (this can be a precise location or a theatre of combat if unknown)

Date of Capture

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