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Tracing an Italian POW's son in UK

Last Post 16 Mar 2010 02:25 PM by the_historian. 3 Replies.

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27 Aug 2009 04:18 PM
After a year's research I managed to track down the family of an Italian POW who worked on my grandfather's farm in South Africa. In 1944 he was transferred to the UK and had a son there. I have his name, POW number and Italian force number. Any help on how I can find the camp(s) he went to in the UK?

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27 Aug 2009 06:01 PM
Hi Hennie, Welcome to the forums. Where was his son's birth registered? That would give you the starting point for possible camps. Unfortunately there's not a lot of official records left for individual prisoners, so it's got to be done the hard way!

Regards, Gordon

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16 Mar 2010 07:25 AM
Hello Gordon I have obtained the following information from the Red Cross "Transferred from over sea to United Kingdom, POW Camp No 17, on 7.7.1944" "Transferred on 29.7.1944 to POW Camp No 50" I suspect the child must have been born somewhere around Wigan. Where are birth records kept in the UK? I am trying to find the child on behalf of the family. Regards Hennie

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16 Mar 2010 02:25 PM
Hi Hennie, That's good news. Birth records for England and Wales appear to be in Southport these days. You can contact the General Register Office here- http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/

Regards, Gordon

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