A place for PoW database amendments and additions

[charlie]

Cheers Mack

[charlie]

From the ICRC records - CSM Joe Brindgeman 20th Bn, born 1897 Manchester, home address 12 Thornton ?, Collyhurst. Held at FH 1415 nr Carbonara, taken 17.07.1918 Asiago, Italy. Is any of this correct please? No MIC to this name.
Thanks
Charlie

[timberman]

Hi Charlie

It's Joseph Bridgeman 2845 L/Sgt.
His service records are on Ancestry,

They live at 72 Thornton St.
There is a letter from his parents
asking his whereabouts,
Saying he is with 21st Bn, C Coy 11 platoon.

Timberman

[charlie]

Thanks Timberman, It is amazing what was not thrown away when the files were purged!

[timberman]

Lucky for us

[charlie]

As of today - 21 Feb, there is an updated PoW database available on the main site.

[mack]

hiya Charlie.
some adjustments and additions to the database.the number at the side is his spread sheet number

18.middle name leslie
29.middle name keith
31.middle name Richardson
33.middle name george
34.middle name john
38.first name Charles
42.first name Harold
113.12575 j.badham,his correct name is james Bonham,17th battalion

[charlie]

Cheers Mack

[mack]

more additions.
113 Christian names George,William
118 army number 75473
128 1st name Alfred
137.middle name.clarence
141 middle name Wycherley
143.correct name harry sandal,17th batt
153.william barends was kings Liverpool,not a Manchester
159.christian names Malcolm,higham barlow
163+165 are the same man,his correct details are,ralph,frederick barnes,49 ratcliffe st,levenshulme[not Radcliffe]
172 correct name Thomas barnes
174 Christian names,william,henry

[charlie]

Thanks Mack, you're keeping me on my toes today

[mack]

more additions/amendments

126.middle name brown
130.middle name henry
177.1st name james
191.correct number 61197,middle name Richard,18th battalion.
196.middle name William
198.1st name.henry
199.middle name Charles

[mack]

209.john beaford,correct details.8403 john Bedford[bomber],41 droylsden rd,newton heath,B.coy.17th manchesters,captured trones wood 9-7-16,camps dulmen+sprottau
213.christian names ernest,squire
221.middle name Herbert
223.1st name frank
225.harry,alexander beever,25 barton rd,moss side,killed at hillah with the 2nd battalion 24-7-1920[number 3512967]
228.alger,fred bell,was in 19th lancs fusiliers,not the manchesters,there were other men listed as manchesters in the POW records,who show up in the medal rolls as serving with the 18th or 19th LFs.
240.middle name Gerald.143 ainsworth lane,bolton,captured 9-9-18,12th battalion,contravted TB,lived till he was 73 years old
244.e.bennett.correct details.6135 Bennett exley.loyal north lancs regt,previously 4367 10th manchesters,not with the manchesters at the time

[charlie]

Thanks again Mack, the combination of your archives and the ICRC records will give us the most reliable database available. Keep them coming 
Charlie

[mack]

248.middle name Benjamin
255.correct name Patrick hennighan,2/6th batt
261.middle name travis
267.middle name Raymond
277.first name Frederick
284.john,albert birchenough,12 albion st,brooks bar old Trafford
287.middle name john
290 f.h bishop,not listed in medal rolls,captured 18-4-18,repat 14-12-18,20th manchesters
296 William Blackburn,only three men in regiment with this name,one lost a arm at Gallipoli,one was on garrison duty till 1919 and the other was a 1916 enlister
298.h.bland,nobody with this service number
303.1st name john,correct number 251436,1/6th batt
342.correct name,8829 eugene,chevallier royle,17th manchesters
351.middle name William
355.1st name harry
357.middle name Charles
360.nothing found
363+367 are the same man,correct number 352615 Arthur,john branton
374.Lt john,herbert,brereton sewell,captured 21-3-18,repat 29-11-18,"woodside"marple,cheshire
375 middle name albert

[mack]

376.george brewis
377.midlle name Harold
378.1st name joseph
379.middle name albert
386.names Thomas,eli
388.middle name Christopher
395.middle name henry
403.correct number 43072,middle name Charles
405.middle name edwin