Category: Prisoners of War

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A prisoner of war (POW, PoW, PW, P/W, WP, PsW, enemy prisoner of war (EPW) or "Missing-Captured" is a person, whether combatant or non-combatant, who is held in custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase is dated 1660. - Wikipedia:Prisoner of war

Serving honorably in the military is a great sacrifice no matter which country you fight for. Some of those veterans, past and present, have been captured as Prisoners of War. Too many have never returned home. Regardless of the country they served, each and every one should be honored.
If you know any that have been labeled as such, feel free to add their profile to this category if you do not know the specific war. If you know the war then please select the war category to use on your profile.
Wikipedia:Prisoner-of-war_camp has some camps listed.
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PLEASE cite some sources as to that status, as this is an Honor Roll of those who have made some of the largest sacrifices for their country: The title "POW" is not to be given by hearsay or uneducated guessing. It is a title of great honor and should be documented.

Profiles listed in this category will be validated. Those with no source documentation showing why this honor was bestowed will be removed.

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Hans Ackermann 18 Feb 1920 Germany - 16 Jun 1942

George Acworth 20 Apr 1924 West Ham, Essex, England, United Kingdom - 12 Nov 1990

James Adace - 06 May 1864

Ernst Albrecht Germany - 08 Nov 1918

Henry Antoine 1789 France

R Arbuthnot abt 1920 - bef 2016

Archibald Arbuthnott 08 Jul 1898 Epsom, Surrey, England - 12 Mar 1977

B

Garnett Ballard 28 Apr 1922 Bowraville, New South Wales, Australia - 23 Mar 1945

Alois Bastuck 07 Mar 1915 Germany - 09 Feb 1946

K. Becher Germany - 25 Aug 1916

Richard Becker 24 Sep 1920 Germany - 03 May 1945

Ronald Bennett 04 Oct 1921 North Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia - 22 Nov 1942

Wilhelm Berger 02 Jan 1884 Germany - 17 Mar 1942

Wolfgang Bergter 28 Apr 1926 Germany - abt 26 May 1945

Adam Berry 02 Nov 1835 Scott County, Virginia, United States - 22 Nov 1902

Jesse Bilyeu 20 Apr 1921 Delano, Kern, California, United States - 17 Dec 1993

Lawrence Blake 27 Aug 1900 Norwood, South Australia, Australia - 17 Jul 1982

Miles Blount 1843 Green County, Kentucky, United States - 21 May 1863

Fritz Bockwoldt 12 Apr 1915 Germany - 09 Jun 1945

Hugo Böhmer 02 Sep 1891 Germany - 14 Mar 1946

George Bonser 29 Jan 1917 Southern Brook, Western Australia, Australia - Sep 1989

Matthew Bonser 14 Mar 1919 Southern Brook, Western Australia, Australia - 24 Oct 1977

Heinz Börner 25 Mar 1906 Germany - 29 Jul 1941

Louis Petrus Johannes Marthinus Boshoff 26 Jul 1845 Rietriver, Lindley, Orange Free State, South Africa - 22 May 1902

Carl Bothe 18 Jul 1910 - 01 Nov 1944

William Bourke 06 Jun 1920 Harden, New South Wales, Australia - 16 Jul 1987

Irwin Bradley 15 Dec 1845 Russell County, Alabama, United States - 20 May 1924

Franz Brandherm 13 Dec 1922 - 10 Jan 1945

Rodney Brew 13 Oct 1916 Tahmoor, New South Wales, Australia - 23 Aug 1991

Hebert Brexendorf 23 May 1923 - 28 Jul 1943

Theodor Broll 08 Sep 1913 - 29 Mar 1945

Harold Brown 19 Aug 1924 Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States - 12 Jan 2023

Heinrich Burmeister 12 Feb 1873 - abt 1944

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Rino Carlutti - 17 Oct 1944

William Carr 20 Nov 1843 Jackson, Tennessee, United States - 19 Feb 1906

Roland Carter 28 Feb 1892 Point McLeay, South Australia, Australia - 02 Jul 1960

F. Claus Germany - 24 Jun 1915

A. Clement Germany - 01 Jun 1915

Wilfrid Clouston 15 Jan 1916 Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand - 27 May 1980

Andries Ludovicus Conradie 06 Oct 1875 Winburg, Oranje Vrijstaat - 22 Mar 1934

Billy Cook 21 Sep 1933 Ellsworth, Kansas, United States - 07 May 2001

Philip Coote 27 Nov 1885 Wood Green, London, England - 01 Jul 1942

Petrus Cornelius Johannes Cromhout 24 May 1866 Rautenbachs Drift, Alexandria, Cape Colony, South Africa - 04 Aug 1949

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Frederick Davey 19 Oct 1878 Orroro, District of Burra, South Australia - 15 Jan 1947

Merle Davis 1920s - 1970s

John Dedman 15 Dec 1915 Mildura, Victoria, Australia - 23 May 2008

Heinrich Dennersmann 03 Sep 1887 Germany - 02 Feb 1944

Roch DeSerre 07 Jul 1779 Pagny-sur-Moselle, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France - 10 May 1846

Jacob DeShazer 15 Nov 1912 Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States - 15 Mar 2008

O. Doring Germany - 01 Jun 1917

Frederick Dowdle 24 Aug 1904 Narromine, New South Wales, Australia - 10 Jan 1960

Francois Ducrocq 1791 France

Abraham Christiaan Duvenage 09 Jul 1853 - 21 Apr 1912

E

Ernest Eagle 29 Jul 1892 Horsham, Colony of Victoria - 31 May 1965

Michael Edmunds 23 Apr 1915 Hay, New South Wales, Australia - 23 Dec 1978

Wilhelm Ehlers 12 May 1914 Germany - 22 Sep 1941

Johannes Eimler 01 Aug 1921 Germany - 03 May 1944

Harold Elix 03 Apr 1902 Freeling, South Australia, Australia - 25 Dec 1959

Johann Endress 19 Nov 1919 Germany - 19 Jun 1945

Juergen Engelland 13 Mar 1920 Germany - 05 Aug 1945

Erich Ertz 08 Jul 1914 Germany - 03 Jun 1941

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Johan (Fagerström) Valfisk Glad Gadd 14 Aug 1780 Karlskrona, Blekinge, Sverige - 07 Sep 1847

Walter Feig 02 Jul 1921 Germany - 21 Jul 1945

Alick Fenton 22 Oct 1923 Crookwell, New South Wales, Australia - 07 Apr 1992

Reginald Ferguson 08 Mar 1913 Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia - 23 Mar 1945

August Fischbeck 24 Aug 1906 Germany - 06 Dec 1945

Walter Fleck 25 Apr 1910 Germany - 25 Dec 1944

Friederich Fliesen 07 Jul 1918 Germany - 13 Nov 1944

F cont.

Gerhard Förster 28 Dec 1919 Germany - 01 Feb 1945

J. Fortmann Germany - 09 Jan 1919

Klaus Frahm 07 Aug 1913 Germany - 22 Oct 1944

James Frazier abt 10 Feb 1840 Berkeley, Virginia, United States - 31 Dec 1902

Max Frede 06 May 1913 Germany - 05 Nov 1940

Philip Freneau 02 Jan 1752 New York County, New York Colony - 18 Dec 1832

Gottfried Freyer 19 Oct 1919 Germany - 10 Jul 1945

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William Gallagher 16 Jul 1906 Alectown, New South Wales, Australia - 14 Apr 1966

K. Gast Germany - 22 May 1916

Norman Gattenhof 17 Oct 1906 Perth, Western Australia, Australia - 12 Dec 2002

Petar Glumac 1893 Alt-Banovci, Syrmien, Österreich-Ungarn

John Goolsby 1755 Amherst County, Virginia - 21 Jun 1825

Simon Goss 1844 Decatur, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States - Nov 1864

William Gowen abt 1634 Scotland - 02 Apr 1686

Okto Gower 1881 Edithburgh, South Australia, Australia - 06 Mar 1968

W. Grooham Germany - 14 Jul 1915

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Walter Hagen 03 Dec 1926 Germany - 22 Apr 1945

John Hagenauer Germany - 24 Apr 1943

Stephen Haines 1738 Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey - 01 Jul 1810

James Hardin abt 1843 Alabama, USA - 07 Mar 1864

H. Harms Germany - 14 Jan 1919

Paul Harper 29 Jan 1902 Riddell Creek, Victoria, Australia - 12 Sep 1964

Rupert Harrison 16 Aug 1915 Londesborough, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom - 22 Oct 2002

H. Hartmann Germany - 08 Nov 1918

Samuel Hastings 11 Jul 1757 Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 09 Jan 1834

Henry Heather 10 Sep 1890 London, England, United Kingdom - 10 May 1918

Carl Hegerhorst 11 Jul 1890 Germany - 29 May 1941

B. Heimowski Germany - 02 Dec 1918

Rudolph Held 08 Nov 1898 Germany - 23 Mar 1943

Pieter Hendrik Henning 12 Sep 1883 Burgersdorp, Cape Colony - 26 Jun 1943

H. Heyse Germany - 01 Sep 1916

Joseph Johannes Hillebrand abt 1864 - 30 May 1938

Georg Hippacher 18 Apr 1920 Germany - 12 Jul 1945

Anthony-Joseph (Hoffmann) Hoffman 1773 Netherlands - 1851

Samuel Hollon 11 Jul 1846 Mountain Creek, Chilton, Alabama, United States - 14 Jan 1901

Lemuel Holmes 16 Jan 1737 Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut - 02 Nov 1822

Walter Holtz 24 Dec 1892 Germany - 01 Nov 1944

William Houston May 1757 Valley, Armstrong, Pennsylvania - 28 Dec 1834

Edgar Howard 25 Jun 1912 Armadale, Western Australia, Australia - 01 Jul 1943

Henry Huber abt 1744 - 30 Sep 1823

Ludwig Huber 17 Jul 1904 Germany - abt 28 Jun 1945

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Günther Irrgang 20 May 1926 Germany - 25 Jan 1946

Robert Irving 1920s - 1940s

Sidney Irwin 22 Apr 1893 Friern Barnet, Middlesex, England - 17 Nov 1929

J

Daniel Janse van Rensburg abt 1867

Jacobus Janse van Rensburg 20 Feb 1855 Aliwal North, Cape Colony - 15 Jun 1922

Johannes Janse van Rensburg 16 Aug 1844 Riversdal, Cape Colony - 23 Dec 1919

Simon Jervis 06 Sep 1840 USA - 31 Mar 1865

Cyril Jones 14 Jun 1902 New Zealand - Aug 1982

Francoise Joubert 15 Apr 1879 Smithfield, Oranje Vrijstaat - 16 Mar 1904

Jan Joubert 14 Oct 1880 Smithfield, Oranje Vrijstaat

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Siegfried Kahr 25 Mar 1912 Germany - 30 Mar 1945

Otto Kaiser 28 May 1921 Germany - 10 Aug 1945

Karl Karg 17 Dec 1919 Germany - 20 Jun 1944

K. Keck Germany - 18 Jun 1917

Hubert Kehr 23 Nov 1904 Germany - 22 Feb 1946

Alexander Keller 24 Feb 1914 Germany - 09 May 1942

Gustav Kienzle Germany - 24 Feb 1945

Hendrik Gerhardus Knoetze abt 1888 - 11 Nov 1917

E. Kohnemann Germany - 17 Jun 1915

Karl Konopka 22 Mar 1891 Germany - 13 Jan 1945

Hubert Krings 14 Mar 1910 Germany - 23 Mar 1946

Curt Kroehnert 23 Nov 1917 Germany - 14 Sep 1943

Wilhelm Kröger 21 Jan 1908 Germany - 11 Jul 1946

Petrus Johannes (Kromhout) Cromhout 03 Dec 1838 Uitenhage, Cape Colony - 21 Jun 1912

A. Kruckan Germany - 12 Feb 1920

Ludwig Krumb 29 Nov 1914 Trebur, Trebur, Groß-Gerau, Starkenburg, Hesse, Germany - 11 Jul 1945

K cont.

Friedrich Küttner 10 Jun 1913 Germany - 02 Jul 1944

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Paul Lausch 14 Oct 1918 Germany - 08 Nov 1944

Amos Leavitt 21 Jan 1759 Raymond, New Hampshire - 31 Mar 1843

J. Lee Germany - 14 Jan 1920

Karl Lehmann 01 Apr 1906 Germany - 11 Sep 1944

Roger Gene Lerseth 24 Oct 1946 Belle Fourche, Butte, South Dakota, United States - 07 Mar 2004

William Lindsay 1910s - 2000s

Robert Livingstone 09 Jan 1846 Mabotsa, Bechuanaland - 05 Dec 1864

Herbert Löffelmeier 16 Sep 1919 Germany - 24 Apr 1941

Rodham Lunsford abt 1759 Northumberland, Colony of Virginia - Mar 1841

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Dougald MacDougall 10 Jun 1923 Mabou, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada - 22 Jul 2012

Erich Wilhelm Machule Feb 1910 Crossen an der Oder, Kreis Crossen (Oder), Provinz Brandenburg, Preußen, Deutschland - 15 Jun 1945

Albert Maeder Dec 1851 Morija Basutoland - 02 Jul 1906

Francis Maher 15 Jan 1912 Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia - 09 Aug 1971

Eric Mann 25 Dec 1915 Pinjarra, Western Australia, Australia - 05 Nov 1972

Henry Marsh 1843 East Herrick, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States - 28 Jun 1871

Percival Marshall 23 Sep 1905 Kirribilli, New South Wales, Australia - 01 Mar 1972

Petrus Marx abt 1871 - abt 16 Nov 1914

James McClure 11 Jan 1746 Uwchlan, Chester County, Province of Pennsylvania - 02 Oct 1821

Clifford McDaniel 24 Jun 1924 Dewey, Oklahoma, United States - 14 May 2005

Douglas McKenzie 06 Jun 1897 Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand - abt Jun 1960

Cecil McMinn 25 Dec 1907 Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand - 1979

Robert McPherson 1907 Dandenong, Victoria, Australia - abt 1998

Anton Johan Mecidi 19 Oct 1903 Paramaribo, Paramaribo, Suriname - 18 Jul 1942

Peter Wilhelm Mein 29 Aug 1894 Glindesmoor, Hohenfelde, Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Deutschland - 19 Feb 1919

Alfred Meithling 23 Mar 1921 - 20 Apr 1941

Alfons Merkelt 04 Sep 1917 - 24 Nov 1945

George Michel 01 Sep 1902 Camperdown, Victoria, Australia - 21 Jun 1973

Albert Miles 12 Jun 1918 Tarra Valley, Victoria, Australia - 25 May 1945

Robert Miller 05 Oct 1839 Alburg, Grand Isle, Vermont, United States - 04 Jan 1908

J. Morrisey - 20 Nov 1918

L. Mueller - 07 Dec 1919

N

Andries Abraham Nel 24 May 1876 Worcester, Cape Colony - 04 Jan 1957

William Newkirk abt 1763 New York Colony - 1833

Robert Nimocks 08 Sep 1820 Massena, St. Lawrence Co., NY - 29 Dec 1890

O

G. Ochsen - 15 Dec 1917

P

William Parnell 13 Aug 1836 Dublin, Ireland - 20 Aug 1910

P. Paschmann - 09 Nov 1918

Frederick Perman 04 Dec 1891 Ashted, Warwickshire, England - 16 Sep 1914

Noel Pinkerton 05 Aug 1917 Gundy, New South Wales, Australia - 15 May 1989

Bryant Pittman 21 Sep 1892 Montgomery, Mississippi, United States - 15 Dec 1944

Antoine Plante 22 Feb 1813 Saint Charles, Verchères, Quebec, Canada - 30 Jun 1895

Amariah Plumbe 06 Sep 1733 Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America - 01 Mar 1778

Eugenia Prawer 25 Nov 1925 Bedzin, Poland

Allan Prentice 05 Jan 1919 Walgett, New South Wales, Australia - 16 Oct 2008

P. Prietzel - 31 Aug 1917

Samuel Prioleau 25 Aug 1742 Province of South Carolina - 23 Feb 1813

R

Vernett Rainbird 28 Feb 1916 Mount Barker, Western Australia, Australia - 09 Jul 1943

H. Rellmann - 01 Nov 1917

Thomas Riley 1832 McNairy, Tennessee, United States - abt 1863

Roy Rittenhouse 24 Sep 1909 Pataskala, Ohio, USA - 26 Oct 1975

Dudley Roberts 18 Aug 1912 Duaringa, Queensland, Australia - 01 Jul 1942

James Roberts 03 Sep 1912 Goodwood, South Australia, Australia - 27 Feb 2002

John Robinson 19 Oct 1884 Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada - 24 Jan 1954

Gordon Rogers 26 Jan 1922 Aldinga, South Australia, Australia - 11 Feb 1959

Vincent Rogers 28 Feb 1917 Albury, New South Wales, Australia - 08 Jul 1977

Samuel Rose 21 Apr 1905 Neutral Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - 19 Jan 1991

James Ross abt 1635 Scotland - 18 Sep 1690

James Rowe 20 Jul 1916 Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia - 12 Sep 2008

Noah Rowe 03 Feb 1828 Catawba County, North Carolina, United States - 10 Jun 1914

Wilburn Rowland 19 Mar 1916 Missouri, United States - 13 Feb 2007

Wilson Rowlandson 30 Sep 1733 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut - 01 Jul 1775

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Sven (Sahlfast) Sadelfast abt 1766 Göteborg, Västra Götaland, Sverige - 13 Feb 1837

Jacob Sammons 23 Apr 1752 Shawangunk, Ulster, New York - 03 Nov 1815

Andries Scheffer abt Sep 1876 South Africa