POW 80 - tickets now on sale!
Tickets now on sale for our flagship event.
Join us to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Allied POWs in Europe.
Click on POW80 logo for full details.
Full line-up announced!
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Prisoners of War
We now have nearly 80,000 POWs recorded on this site.
For information on prefixes and suffixes in service numbers follow this link
If you want to find a POW click on the red ‘View Records’ button. Then click on ‘Search fields’ and enter as much detail as you can in the four boxes, including all forenames, and click ‘Search’.
Working Parties
Many POWs spent time in working parties and camps that were subordinate to full POW camps.
You can search our records below or view all working parties of which we are aware.
Medical Facilities
Some men spent extended periods working or being treated in a variety of medical facilities.
The Charity’s Newsletter
NewsToday 19th December 2023 we have published our first newsletter. Read it now!
Call for volunteers with experience of organising events
Commemoration, NewsDid you know that 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation and repatriation of WWII Prisoners of War (POWs) from Europe. The Online Memorial and Museum of Prisoners of War is exploring the practicalities of organising an international commemorative event – POW80. POW80, to be held in the UK, will focus on the relatives of Allied […]
New Charity Trustee
NewsWe are pleased to announce that Rhian French, a fully-qualified journalist with more than two decades’ PR experience, has joined us as a trustee. Rhian is a long-standing member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (MCIPR), a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers (FRGS) and a member of […]