WW1 and WW2 Prisoner of War Records - findmypast

[kiterunner]

7,703 British Army Officers who were Prisoners of War between 1914 and 1918:

Prisoners of War 1914-1918 (http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/military/indexes/ww1-officer-prisoners-of-war/)

And Prisoners of War 1939-1945 – British Navy & Air Force Officers: 19,229 records
Prisoners of War 1939-1945 – Officers of Empire serving in British Army: 39,808 records
Prisoners of War 1939-1945 – British Army held in German territories: 107,000 records

Prisoners of War 1939-1945 (http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/military/indexes/ww2-prisoners-of-war/)

A lot of the entries have initials rather than full first name(s).

[Mary from Italy]

In case anyone's interested, the 1939-45 records include officers from the British Empire air forces, not just the RAF (my father's included, and he was in the Australian Air Force).

[Kit]

Kate is right about the initals but even that is abbreviated.

OH has one ancestor SCF Jackson who is known as SCF everywhere. It took me a while to work out what his name actually was. This is what FMP say about him:

First Name(s):S.
Last Name:Jackson
Rank:Lieutenant Colonel
Service:1st and 2nd Battalions. Hampshire Regiment
Section:WESTERN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS.
Date Missing:13/09/1914
Interned:Switzerland 19/1/17
Repatriated:14/09/1917