POW Database

[Fritz Bayer]

DIXON, William B. L/Cpl 55023, 1/7th Manchester R. (Died 11/7/18).

HAMER, Walter. Pte 245116, 16th Manchester R. (Died 16/10/18)

HORNBY, Alfred. Pte 60514, 16th Manchester Regiment

LEAVER, Hartley, Pte 202370, 2/6th Manchester R. (Died 25/7/18)

MUNROE, Thomas. Pte, 2nd Manchester Regiment


All from Burnley.

Dave.

[ddavemanc]

Hi Pals
I've just bought a medal pair to 25956 pte John Hyde Manchester Regiment and was looking through his service papers on ancestry, it has him as Reported missing then confirmed POW 14th March 1917, Repatriated 22nd December 1918.

Has anyone any thoughts on how he became captured? A night raid?

Hope this is the right place to put this?

Regards

Dave

[mack]

hiya dave.
ime not sure if it was a raid,the casualties seem to be a bit heavy for a night raid.
27 men were killed and one died as a POW on this date[no officers] 12 are buried in gommecourt No2 cemetery,11 are still missing and 2 are buried in gommecourt wood new cemetery.
the area was in allied hands around this time,gommecourt village+wood,were captured by the 56th[london]+46th[north midlands]divisions,on 27th/28th feb

mack

[pete th]

Hi, would you please add the following to the database:

Pte Horace Raymond Hardman      
16th Bn
From Irlam   
Captured 21.03.1918
Captured at Manchester Hill - account of capture and POW held in Tameside Local Studies and Archives Centre (M23/25/51)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

[Wendi]

Hi Pete ! 

We would be very happy to add Pte Horace Raymond Hardman to our database, I'll give tis a heads-up on him

Thank you

Wendi 

[pete th]

I forgot to mention that Horace Raymond Hardman's service number was 9412 and also that mack gave me the info (thanks mack).

[tisgrannie]

I've added the last few POW's I have accumalated. 
regards
tis

[harribobs]

The POW database is again updated

very well done to ALL involved !!! 

Manchester Regiment POW database

chris

[JudyBart]

To be added to the database please:

John Hughes  L-Cpl 12756 19th Bn 22 Stanway Street, Gorse Hill, Stretford  23rd July 1916  1937/8

Misc. Info:
DOB 18th January 1895.
Son of Joseph and Annie Hughes.
1911 worked as a draughtsman.
Enlisted 24 March 1915.
Was reported 23rd July 1916 as taken prisoner.
Spent the rest of the war in Dulmen? camp. Family hearsay: sent to work down the (lead?) mines, punished for questioning prisoner treatment, experimented on with injections.

Repatriated 15th December 1918, demobbed 14th March 1919
Married Katherine Dobbie on 27th August 1921.

Diagnosed with Disseminated Sclerosis c. 1923.
Worked for Metro Vicks as a draughtsman when he was still able to.   
Died c. 1937.

[Tim Bell]

Chris,

I have picked up the following that currently have no Battalion listed:-
Watts   Arthur   Pte   8941      2 Appollo St Oldham rd M/c   01.07.1916
Leach   John   Cpl   8701   17th Bn.   26, Carver St. Chorlton on Medlock   

Both A Company III Pln. 17th Battalion.

Keep up the good work.

Tim

[Tim Bell]

My last post was wrong.  8701 John Leach was not III Pln. 8706 J Leach was, but he is a different man!
Arthur Watts is correct as III Pln. A Company 17th Btn. 
Sorry for my confusion.

Tim

[Bob.NB]

Two more Manchester Regt PoWs:

53799 Pte Arthur St Paul - confirmed in Hull Daily Mail of 7th Jan 1919 as returning from PoW camp in germany. Believed to be from Hull. Apart from this I know absolutely nothing else about him, not even his battalion. Any other details would be much appreciated.

5475 Pte Albert Edward Hutchinson - born 20 Feb 1880, enlisted 2nd Battalion, served MI in Boer War (QSA 3 clasps an KSA 2 clasps), discharged to Army Reserve 2 Oct 1906, re- enlisted 1st Battalion 9th August 1914. To France 13 Nov & into trenches 6 Dec. Wounded and captured at Givenchy 21 Dec 1914. Sent to Wittenberg PoW camp, Germany. Part of wounded prisoner exchange 30 May 1916 - to Switzerland for hospital treatment. Returned to UK 15 Sept 1917. Discharged 31 Jan 1918. Died 1954. The diary that he wrote while in PoW camp lodged with the National Army Museum London.

Best wishes.
Bob B

[mack]

thanks bob.
i think there was another article about him in the same paper on 29-4-18

he was the only child of joseph+maria,cowbridge cottage,newport,east yorkshire
died at bartholomews hospital on 30-1-1962 aged 71
was residing at hilton house,gilberdyke brough,yorkshire at the time

mack

[Bob.NB]

Mack,
Thank you very much for this, much appreciated.
Guess he was captured at the beginning of the German 1918 spring offensive.
Do you know which battalion he was in?
Best wishes.
Bob B

[charlie]

Two more Manchester Regt PoWs:

53799 Pte Arthur St Paul - confirmed in Hull Daily Mail of 7th Jan 1919 as returning from PoW camp in germany. Believed to be from Hull. Apart from this I know absolutely nothing else about him, not even his battalion. Any other details would be much appreciated.


Best wishes.
Bob B

C Coy 2/5th Bn, captured Jeancourt 24.03.1918 with wound to back of head, Held at Lechfeld and treated there for his wounds. Born 12.01.1891. NoK: J St Paul, Cowbridge Cottage, Newport Nr Brough.