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Walter Bollands POW 1939 -1945
« on: Tuesday 10 July 12 22:21 BST (UK) »
Hi All,

Walter Bollands (my grand father )
    Birth Jan 1899 in Yorkshire - North Riding, United Kingdom
    Death Mar 1966 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire North Riding,


1939  - 1945 was a pow


I am looking for any info on Walter Bollands

his regiment,

also my father said he was a POW in world war 2

could anyone find info on this he was prisoner in Germany

Regards

Paul



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Re: Walter Bollands POW 1939 -1945
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 12 July 12 09:00 BST (UK) »
hi paul
as far as it goes he doesn,t appear in pow records on find my past nor any bollands or bolland .
i don,t know wether your aware but his service record would be available from the mod but you really need his regt to help find it a death cert is needed as well and it would cost you £30 as all records have to be searched for by hand , is there no one in the family who would know anything of his service time .
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Re: Walter Bollands POW 1939 -1945
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 12 July 12 09:09 BST (UK) »

Hi Trevor,


Thanks for looking

My dad oldest sister is 90 she might know, will get back to you.


Paul

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Re: Walter Bollands POW 1939 -1945
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 12 July 12 09:19 BST (UK) »
As Trevor says he doesn't appear in any POW lists, and a Service Record seems to be the only way forward.

The online lists were compiled in 1945 and originate from Files in the WO 392 Series at The National Archives which are certainly not 100% accurate.

He does not appear in the 1944 Lists either.

There were quite a lot of POWs repatriated prior to these lists and will not show on them.
Prisoners of War. North Africa,Italy and Germany


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Re: Walter Bollands POW 1939 -1945
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 12 July 12 09:32 BST (UK) »
Thanks very much.


Paul