---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Douglas Cummins <dcumyns@gmail.com> Date: Sun, May 25, 2014 at 10:21 AM Subject: [MSATTALA] Searchable Records To: "msattala@rootsweb.com" <msattala@rootsweb.com> Searchable Records TheGenealogist Adds Searchable Records of British and Commonwealth POWs from World War I The following was written by the folks at TheGenealogist: TheGenealogist uniquely has launched over 80,000 fully searchable records of British and Commonwealth prisoners, of all ranks, captured in the Great War. Many thousands of Allied servicemen were taken prisoner in the First World War and comprehensive records have been notoriously difficult to find with many related records being destroyed in the 1930s and the World War 2 Blitz of 1940. The new records provide access to records of all servicemen taken prisoner between 1914 to 1918. >From senior Officers Captured, to the NCOs and Privates in the Infantry, the records are all found in the exclusive 'Prisoner of War' collection on TheGenealogist. You can search all ranks for the first time on any family history website, giving access to the many soldiers, sailors and airmen captured and held behind enemy lines. The records are fully searchable and provide the main details including, forename, surname, rank, regiment and the date the information was received. Records are found quickly and easily using the specific 'Prisoner of War' interface on TheGenealogist. It is also possible to trace if a soldier was moved around in captivity, as certain soldiers had multiple records published by the War Office. The comprehensive collection is derived from daily and weekly lists published by the War Office during and after the First World War. You can learn more at http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/featuredarticles/2014/was-your-ancestor-held-as-a-prisoner-of-war-in-world-war-one-139/ . ________________________________ This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. The Attala County Web Site is in need of contributions of photographs, documents, family letters, diaries, etc. Submit your material to Everette Carr at: <a href="mailto:attaladirector@gmail.com">Attala Director</a> ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MSATTALA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Jeannie God Bless God Speed kymonroe@rootsweb.com ancestraltrackers.org