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pow in ypres 1915
« on: Thursday 10 August 17 15:24 BST (UK) »
my grand father was in pow camp he was captured in ypres 1915 his name was william herbert sprigg any information please

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« Reply #1 on: Thursday 10 August 17 15:42 BST (UK) »
Hi Irene and welcome to Rootschat...it would be good if you could say when and where he was born.
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« Reply #2 on: Thursday 10 August 17 15:50 BST (UK) »
im not absolutely sure where i he lived in abertysswg in gwent  he died in july 1958 i dont know a lot more about

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« Reply #3 on: Thursday 10 August 17 15:55 BST (UK) »
This could be his medal card:

William H Sprigg
Regiment or Corps:   Monmouthshire Regiment, Monmouthshire Regiment, 1st Monmouth
Regimental Number:   1982, 225560, 4070156

First a Private...then a Corporal

The Victory Medal
The British medal
The 15 Star

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Re: pow in ypres 1915
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 10 August 17 16:06 BST (UK) »
i know he was injured and her operated on by a german surgeon while he was imprisoned but i dont really know much more the stories have been passed down saying he was a prisoner

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Re: pow in ypres 1915
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 10 August 17 16:11 BST (UK) »
This is his POW index card (it has him as Spriggs) - not much information there I'm afraid https://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/File/Details/5082159/3/2/ if you click the search button, it takes you to the register which again has nothing on it really.

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« Reply #6 on: Thursday 10 August 17 16:15 BST (UK) »
thank you so much for your help its much appreciated

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Re: pow in ypres 1915
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 10 August 17 16:47 BST (UK) »
I should have continued.  The register is a list made on 19 April 1916 of men returned to the POW camp at Soltau (north of Hannover in Germany) on 24 Dec 1915  from another camp at Friedrichsfeld north of Duisberg.  That would seem to suggest he was in Soltau first.  You can find pictures of both camps with a bit of Googling.

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Re: pow in ypres 1915
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 10 August 17 16:59 BST (UK) »
I have used this site as my relative was also in Soltau prison Camp in Germany in WW1...great images:

https://ehive.com/collections/4819/objects/248328/photograph-album-soltau-pow-camp-germany

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