Prisoners of War
Hundreds of thousands of Commonwealth servicemen were taken captive during the World Wars. Sadly, thousands were never liberated, perishing due to disease, starvation, overwork, or friendly fire. Discover the stories of Commonwealth prisoners of war commemorated by Commonwealth War Graves. Image: © New Zealand Crown Copyright/Imperial War Museum (IWM HU 109944)
Private Arthur Pickering 10554591, 77 H.A.A. Regt. Workshops, Royal Army Ordnance Corps
Private Eric Norman Summerfield 6289766, 5th Bn., The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) - Prisoner of War
Private Charles Coyne 3/9783, 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment
Captain Arthur Keith Gibson 114838 RAMC - A doctor's sacrifice for Russian Prisoners of War.
Cpl. George Goudie Royal Newfoundland Regiment POW Monchy-le-Preux, died in Switzerland.
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