A place for PoW database amendments and additions

[charlie]

Many thanks Mack. Cheshires makes a change from the LFs
Charlie

[mack]

hiya Charlie
heres a bit of extra info on 1997 Bernard,james nobbs,he was buried in hadji kiri cemetery,he died in the camp at hadji kiri

mack

[charlie]

Thanks Mack, added in.
Charlie

[charlie]

The latest database update is now available on the main site.

Charlie

[charlie]

A Bn please for 302875 Joseph Young.
Thanks
Charlie

[mack]

hiya Charlie.
joseph edgar young.2/6th batt

mack

[charlie]

Cheers Mack

[charlie]

Mack
Can you confirm or otherwise that 42397 Hezekiah or Harry Talbot was Manchesters?

http://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/File/Details/4371362/3/2/
http://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/File/Details/3121875/3/2/
http://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/File/Details/1109972/3/2/

His MiC is double dutch to me, it gives another number as well - 61897
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_col=200&_cr1=WO+372&_hb=tna&_q=42397+talbot

Thanks
Charlie

[mack]

hiya Charlie
he was in the 2/7th battalion,the other number 61897 is for the south staffs,i think it was issued near the end of the war,its likely he carried on serving,staffordshire was his birth place

mack

[charlie]

Thanks Mack

[charlie]

Mack,
Any ideas on these two:

Cpl Albert Taylor, 2nd Bn
http://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/File/Details/4436933/3/2/

David Thomas, 21st Bn
http://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/File/Details/664330/3/2/

Thanks
Charlie

[mack]

hiya Charlie

6118 albert taylor
2nd manchesters[D.coy]
the battalions mobilisation storeman
captured 26-8-14,wounded in left knee+right collar bone[fractured]by rifle butt
sent to hospital cambrai,paul fleming haus Paderborn,priestner seminar Paderborn and then to kaiserhof Paderborn
sent to Switzerland 30th may 1916,his wife agnes visited him in 1917.he was interned at the hotel victoria
repatriated 8-8-17
resided 32 William st,ashton
born 3-7-1878
the main reason for his repatriation from Switzerland,was general paralysis,this is a term used to describe insanity caused by syphilis,cpl taylor was a respectable man,he was highly regarded by his CO who described him as honest,reliable+sober,theres nothing in his medical records about syphilis,apart from a dose of earache and a bout of debility in south Africa he was a healthy man,his future wife agnes,worked for his CO major james,she was described as a young lady of impeccable character.
the reason for mentioning this,is that it appears that his condition was down to previous immoral behaviour or his wifes,which would be completely untrue,it was the swiss who noted the term general paralysis on his repat sheet,i wonder if the term means something else in Switzerland

mack


theres no david Thomas listed with the 21st manchesters

mack

[charlie]

Thanks Mack, is his repat record in the red cross records or with his service record?

Charlie

[mack]

hiya Charlie
the red cross report is in his service record,ime sure I have a photo of albert in my archive

mack

[charlie]

Mack,
It is possible that whoever translated his condition into English used the wrong context. In German one other possible use of the word "paralyse" is to describe ridgidity or stiffness. So "Allgemeine Paralyse" could be translated as either General paralysis or general stiffness/immobility. Considering his injuries the latter would make more sense.

Charlie