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Re: Help please! WW2 POW mystery
« Reply #18 on: Tuesday 24 July 18 22:49 BST (UK) »
It's a long shot Roman but if you both shared photos of Father and Daughter there maybe some likeness, or none at all. The memory can play tricks on us and the way we remember names is not always that accurate.
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« Reply #19 on: Wednesday 25 July 18 06:18 BST (UK) »
Malbork Poland Stalag xx-B
D Roberts
 Trooper
Recconnaissance corps
POW 14609
Army number, 408072
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D Roberts
Private
Blackwatch
army number 2757781
POW number17997
Gunning County Down,Kneale Isle of Man,Riddle Tynemouth,Bibby Kendal/Bradford,Colenso Penzance/Barrow-in-Furness,Steele Corney Fell,Chapman Ely,Dawes Alfreton,Blamire Westmoreland and Ulverston
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« Reply #20 on: Wednesday 25 July 18 07:08 BST (UK) »
Malbork Poland Stalag xx-B
D Roberts
 Trooper
Recconnaissance corps
POW 14609
Army number, 408072
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D Roberts
Private
Blackwatch
army number 2757781
POW number17997

Can you find Historygeek's grandfather's details too Radcliff? (so far we only know his first name, William, though don't we?)

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« Reply #21 on: Wednesday 25 July 18 09:01 BST (UK) »
Just been reading this thread with considerable interest.  Would be useful, as Ruskie says, if we had the name of Historygeek's grandfather. 

As has been commented, it's likely that this situation was not uncommon, but the reuniting post-war in a ravaged Europe generally  wasn't easy for a variety of reasons.
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« Reply #22 on: Wednesday 25 July 18 09:24 BST (UK) »
Bearing in mind the fairly common practice of people using their second names rather than their first (in Wales at least), these might also be worthy of consideration:

Malbork Poland Stalag xx-B:

C D Roberts, RASC, Army no 108679, PoW no 14524

R D Roberts, Royal Warwickshires, Army no 5952130, PoW no 9073

D Owen-Roberts, Welsh Guards, Army no 2734727, PoW no 7640

J D J Roberts, The Buffs, Army no 6289682, PoW no 6685

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« Reply #23 on: Wednesday 25 July 18 17:06 BST (UK) »
Historygeek your Grandfather was William William who
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« Reply #24 on: Wednesday 25 July 18 21:46 BST (UK) »
Hi ! I am very grateful that more people wants to help me by the solve of the mystery. Thank you all so much. Carol, I agree with you the memory may be unreliable. The idea with the pictures is good, but also not 100% sure. I would be ready to do this, but two sides must be ready for this. If Historygeek would agree, we could compare similarity. Ruskie and Radcliff, I see you have an access to a good database. I tried to find one like this but without result. There are only 2 D Roberts, it’s not much, but for me better.  It is a pity that there are no first names. Is it possible if I have the army number to find out more details somewhere ? There is also the other option with Robert Davies. Can you check also this in the database please ? I sent today a writing to the hall of Malbork. Maybe they have something yet.
Greensleeves, thank you for the note. Something like this can know only people from GB. I would never have thought about it.
When I have all possible names I could write yet to the Red Cross, if someone with the name after the war was searching in Poland woman with daughter. What do you think ?

Greetings
Roman

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« Reply #25 on: Wednesday 25 July 18 23:21 BST (UK) »
Hi ! I am very grateful that more people wants to help me by the solve of the mystery. Thank you all so much. Carol, I agree with you the memory may be unreliable. The idea with the pictures is good, but also not 100% sure. I would be ready to do this, but two sides must be ready for this. If Historygeek would agree, we could compare similarity. Ruskie and Radcliff, I see you have an access to a good database. I tried to find one like this but without result. There are only 2 D Roberts, it’s not much, but for me better.  It is a pity that there are no first names. Is it possible if I have the army number to find out more details somewhere ? There is also the other option with Robert Davies. Can you check also this in the database please ? I sent today a writing to the hall of Malbork. Maybe they have something yet.
Greensleeves, thank you for the note. Something like this can know only people from GB. I would never have thought about it.
When I have all possible names I could write yet to the Red Cross, if someone with the name after the war was searching in Poland woman with daughter. What do you think ?

Greetings
Roman

It is Radcliff and Greensleves who have provided the additional information. Not me.  :)

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« Reply #26 on: Thursday 26 July 18 02:24 BST (UK) »
Members of Findmypast might be able to get more information/photographs

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/news/second-world-war-prisoner-of-war-records-now-online/
Wemyss/Crombie/Laing/Blyth (West Wemyss)
Givens/Normand (Dysart)
Clark/Lister (Dysart)
Wilkinson/Simson (Kettle or Kettlehill)