p.o.w.

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hello annie.thank you for the kind offer .am amazed you found them so quick . as i can never find them on ancestory.hence thankful for ady sending them through.
 had a e-mail asking me to sign up for a year £65.00
 not sure yet.
  mike

[xpq194z]

hi annie .just to let you know.am switching off .for a hour.
 thank you ever so much .for your intrest in helping me find out more about Mannheim camp.will have a quick luck about ten ,if any messages .
                   mike

[liverpool annie]

Just so you know Mike ...

I've asked a couple of people if they have any information ..... I'll post when ( if  ... !! )  I get a reply OK ?

Annie 

[manmack]

mannheim was situated 2 miles from the town
the barrack blocks could hold 10.000 prisoners.
in february 1917,it was used as a clearing or exchange camp,for british POWs going to switzerland or england as exchanged prisoners.
there was a clock tower in the centre of the camp,also a library and reading hall,the prisoners were allowed to garden in the open spaces.
came under the command of the german 14th army corps

mack

[xpq194z]

hello.thanks annie .and also manmack.put  mannheim in the times and this is the only piece which can up. says .
 french occupy mannheim.
 forces are sent there to watch prison camp nearby.
 ZURICH. dec .27th .
 a battion of infantry has occupied mannheim by order of.
MARSHAL FOCH. in order to watch the prison camp near that place.where 10.000 allied prisoners await liberation,
according to the badische landeszeitung.
the paper adds this step was taken because of the bad treatment of prisoners  .serveral were murdered.
mannheim is on the east bank of the rhine .south of mayenee.it is within the neutral zone cast of the rhine out-lined by the terms of the armistice.
    the new york times .published .december 28th .1918.
 i assume this is the camp i am trying to find information .
 about. mike

[themonsstar]

MANNHEIM.—A town (pop. 200,000) on, the right bank of the Rhine, connected by by a bridge with Ludwigshafen. The prison camp is situated on sandy soil near a big manoeuvring field two miles from Mannheim. Barracks laid out for 10,000 prisoners. Wooden huts and other buildings. In February, 1917, it was used as a clearing or exchange camp for British prisoners of war going to Switzerland and England. There is a clock-tower in the centre of the camp, also a library and reading hall. Gardening in the open spaces. I4th Army 'Corps

[xpq194z]

hi themonsstar, thank you for the information .am getting a picture of the camp .had a thought , do you think it possible
 grandfather was held elsewhere. as it seems was a holding camp .was a prisoner for 199 days .maybe completly of track .
                  mike

[Knellie]

...just had a reply back from geneva.....
 mike

Could you advise me as to possible contacts to enquire about POW?
I have these details:-

Claxton, Henry - 2nd Life Guards 2176 Trooper
Prisoner of War  31.10.1914 - 24.12.1918  4yrs 55 days

Knellie

[xpq194z]

hi knellie.this is a reply from the red cross 11.12.2007.
dear mike.i regret that the british red cross does not hold records of individal prisoners of war or internees.
 records of prisoners of war are held by the international
commitee of the red cross (ICRC) in geneva .
the archivists of the ICRC carry out .free of charge .searches
requested by the victim himself/herself or the next-of-kin
(that is father.mother.brother(s) sister (s).sons (s).
daughter (s) .husband or wife )of the victims of world war I
 or more recent conflicts.
in all other cases an hourly fee of 80 swiss francs is charged
 each request  generally takes from I hour to 2.5 hours.
 please note that only the indivduals concerned and the next of kin will be provided with personal data pertaining to conflicts later than 1950.
the archives of the ICRC will give you an answer within three
months  maximum .you will recieve  it in  the form of an
attestation containing all the informatiom known to the ICRC
on the person  you are inquiring about.
you can write  to the ICRC. ADDRESS
archives division and research service
international commitee  of the red cross
19 avenue de la paix geneva CH-1202
switzerland.
please be sure to provide as much detail as possible in your letter .it is essential that you include the name and nationality  of the individal you are inquiring about .the following information .if known is als extremely helpful to their search.
date of birth
place of birth
name of father
date of capture
place of capture
regiment
army number
 internee number
place(s) of interment.
 knellie if on line .
http://www.icrc.org/Web/forms/webforms.nsf/TraceARCH?
OpenForm&ParentUNID=CA6DC440091E209BC1256D1300441288
hope this helps knellie
                              mike