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Offline mickawinn

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Prisoner of war - Repatriation
« on: Wednesday 13 December 17 10:59 GMT (UK) »
I have Harry James RUSSELL (1452388) who, apparently, was repatriated in 1943. was this a usual occurrence? I believe he had been wounded but not necessarily before his capture.

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Re: Prisoner of war - Repatriation
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 13 December 17 12:23 GMT (UK) »
Certainly, the Geneva Convention encouraged this.  See http://ww2today.com/19th-october-1943-disabled-pows-repatriated-in-prisoner-exchange
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