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.
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We now have nearly 80,000 POWs recorded on this site.
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Some men spent extended periods working or being treated in a variety of medical facilities.
A child prisoner of the Japanese
NewsWe have, today 18 October 2923, published a recent interview of a lady who was a young child prisoner of the Japanese .
80th Anniversary of the liberation of WWII Prisoners of War
NewsThe trustees of the Online Memorial and Museum of Prisoners of War have approved a proposal to look into the practicalities of organising an event in 2025 to commemorate the liberation of Allied POWs in 1945. Whilst the focus for the event will be the relatives of the prisoners an important objective is bring the […]
Seminars, Conferences and Tours
EventsIn the period pre-dating the establishment of a registered charity, Philip Baker organised a number of seminars, conferences and tours The activities that have been organised in the past are Lamsdorf tours and POW Days. The 75th anniversary event unfortunately had to be cancelled because of the Covid pandemic, which was very disappointing, but perhaps […]