Ww1 prisoners of war

[Katrina Tricker]

Hi im trying to find information about my great grandad during ww1 .
Apparently he lost his stripes dunno if this is true .
And also that he was a prisoner of war .
How could I find these out or if someone could help me
His name is ERNEST FRANK WOLTON
FROM HOLLAND ON SEA CLACTON.
OR LITTLE HOLLAND ITS SOMETIMES CALLED.
He married evelyn mae (may ) cook
He died in 1978

[ShaunJ]

He was definitely a PoW - captured in July 1918. 60240, Middlesex Regiment. The German PoW record (Stendal camp) has his date of birth 29/10/98, address Little Holland.

[ShaunJ]

Here's the link https://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/List/5847166/698/39911/

It's also on FindMyPast

[Girl Guide]

Have you seen this?  It relates to Ernest's son Kenneth.

https://www.ipswichwarmemorial.co.uk/kenneth-ernest-william-wolton/

[philipsearching]

He was definitely a PoW - captured in July 1918. 60240, Middlesex Regiment. The German PoW record (Stendal camp) has his date of birth 29/10/98, address Little Holland.

There is a Medal Index Card for WOLTON E H(?), Middx R, Pte, 60240; Essex R 52141(?).  He was awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal.

It is possible that his service record survives (although the majority were lost in a fire in WW2) but I don't have a paysite subscription to check this.

Philip

[Rena]

Many of the WWI military records were burnt, but I was lucky enough to find a copy of a gt.  uncle's record - he was in the Medical Corp.. 

He was posted overseas in 1915 to the Somme and was promoted to sergeant then lost his stripes and punished because he took shelter in a local nunnery on Christmas Eve.

His punishment was to be chained to a post in the centre of the camp for a day