Thank you for the information and all the subsequent questions and answers, most enlightning. Still hope for help on the POW issue. Thanks Norina >From: "Ruth" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [Anglo-Italian] Prisoner of war records. >Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 08:21:28 +0200 > >Norina, >I have checked my FHL CD, for records in the Mantova area and have found >the >following. I think it would be worth asking to see at least the index for >these. I also found a civil reg. for Suzzara, but date from 1806 to 1815 >which I think would be to early. >Hope this helps you >Ruth >Title Registri dello stato civile, 1714-1910 >Authors Mantova (Mantova). Registri di popolazione (Main Author) >Notes Microfilm dei registri originali nell'Archivio storico del comune, >Mantova. >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >---- > Testo in italiano e latino. >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >---- > Include indici parziali. >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >---- > Births, marriages, deaths, census records of Mantova and outlying >communities. Includes records of Jewish population and foreigners in the >city. >Subjects Italy, Mantova - Civil registration >Italy, Mantova - Census >Italy, Mantova - Minorities > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Norina Pauling" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 9:47 AM >Subject: [Anglo-Italian] Prisoner of war records. > > > > Does anyone know of any records for prisoners of war (WW11) in this >country? > > The Foreign Office pointedme in the direction of the PRO, but these seem >to > > be odd medical and general notes. Did nobody have a list of prisoners! >My > > father was put to work on a Bedfordshire Farm until sent back to Italy. >I > > know an official photo was taken with a prisoner number board, but > > unfortunately the picture has been lost. He returned to England after >the > > war but was never naturalised. He was supposed to have been born in >Suzzara, > > Italy, but when I enquired, the only reference sent back was for a >younger > > brother,( there were three boys and a girl altogether). Any suggestions, > > perhaps the registrar in Mantova mistook which person I was after, but I > > don't know how to rectify that. > > Norina > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > > > > > ==== ANGLO-ITALIAN Mailing List ==== > > NEW One Name Study ORLANDO > > All material gratefully received > > [email protected] > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy >records, >go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > >==== ANGLO-ITALIAN Mailing List ==== >Italian Research >http://www.dreamwater.net/anglersrest/Italian.htm > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.