Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Tracing POWs

Were any of your relatives prisoners of war of the Japanese during World War 2?  They may have filled out a Prisoner of War Card, many of which are available online.  A number of these are available through subscription website Find My Past, and for Australian POWs the cards are available free through the National Archives of Australia.
Australian POW card from the NAA
A new find for me is a wonderful Dutch website which translates many of the Japanese symbols used on the cards, helping you trace where your relative was imprisoned.

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