RootsChat.Com

In one of the documents that I can find on Ancestry it has 'Camp No 20B, PoW No 8258, Name and Initials Littleford, J., Rank Pte, Army No 5570444, Regt or corps Wilts, R.O. No 22' - does anyone know what R.O. No means?

Ok, I found out what it means Record Office Code.

Hi, I was just about to get back to you.

The document number 302 of 699 (Ancestry page no) and number actually on document 1805 .  Heading "SECRET Casualty List no 1805 Copy no 91. This list contains all casualties reported to the War Office Casualty Branch for the 24 hours ended 9 am 11 July 1945". Is this not a list where soldiers had previously been reported missing and 'now reported not missing'?  I noted that there is a range of dates some reported missing, now reported killed, some reported missing believed PoW now reported not missing, some reported missing, now presumed killed in action. First few pages have date of casualty but from 306 of 699 there does not appear to be a date.  I was wondering if this list is where at the end of war they would updating their 'master' list with all the reports during the war? Hence, John Littleford had been reported missing, perhaps PoW, but at the end of the war they compiled the information and he had been found and was not a PoW.

Thank you so much for your response, I shall follow this up.  Right birth date - this is who I am looking for.  He may well be the father of my cousin, my cousin was born in 1943.  John Littleford niece informed me that John didn't get married nor have children, so we can't go down the road of DNA with any children he may have had!! I am trying to find out if he was repatriated to UK as you suggested in a prisoner exchange before Mar 1942.  Obtaining his Army records can take up to a year!

Many thanks to all for your comments.  Much appreciated.

japeflakes - thank you so much for repair to photo.