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===== ICRC Archives=====
*[http://grandeguerre.icrc.org Prisoners of the First World War - ICRC Archives], including [https://grandeguerre.icrc.org/Content/help/glossary-en.pdf Glossary of abbreviations and acronyms in the lists]. Free online records of the International Committee of the Red Cross. These records may be quite complex to search, and there are many helpful hints about searching on the Great War Forum.<ref>David_Underdown et al. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/215376-red-cross-records-to-go-online-4-august/ Red Cross records to go online 4 August] ''Great War Forum'' 2 August 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2018. BillyH et al. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/242522-icrc-records-help-please/ ICRC Records - Help please] ''Great War Forum'' 27 August 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2018. seaforths [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/265950-archibald-mcpherson-kia-or-died-pow/?do=findComment&comment=2696803 Archibald McPherson KIA or died POW?] post 46, ''Great War Forum'' 27 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.</ref> There is also some information on the Long, Long Trail website - "Records of British prisoners of war 1914-1918" and "Making the most of the Red Cross prisoner of war records"<ref>[http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/soldiers/how-to-research-a-soldier/records-of-british-prisoners-of-war-1914-1918/ Records of British prisoners of war 1914-1918] and [http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/soldiers/how-to-research-a-soldier/records-of-british-prisoners-of-war-1914-1918/making-the-most-of-the-red-cross-prisoner-of-war-records/ Making the most of the Red Cross prisoner of war records] The Long, Long Trail.</ref>. The records include soldiers of the Indian Army taken as POWs on the Western Front and sent to Germany.
:*From 24 May 2019, some of the records (details unknown) are available on findmypast, see next section.:*Forces War Records, a pay website, includes a transcribed database [https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/collections/179/wwi-prisoner-of-war-records/ WWI Prisoner of War Records] based on ICRC records of British soldiers. However, there is no information about the number of transcribed records available.*:*[https://www.scribd.com/lists/4561758/Rapports-14-18 Reports by ICRC about Prisoner of War Camps, WW1] French language. ICRC on scribd.com. Also available through the ICRC website, click on individual camps in list of camps.
*[https://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/icrc-archives/ ICRC Archives] in Geneva has records for the [[Second World War]]. There is a quarterly "quota" for enquires, due to staff numbers but if the quota has been exceeded, you can apply at the beginning of the next quarter. Details are linked from the page [https://www.icrc.org/en/document/researching-victims-conflict Researching victims of conflict].
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*[[Findmypast|findmypast]] includes a database "Prisoners Of War 1715-1945" and also a similar "Browse" database (both located in Armed forces & conflict/Regimental & service records) which contains records from The National Archives , including selected FO 383 records, including some for Indian Army soldiers. The records included are detailed in this [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/prisoners-of-war-1715-1945 findmypast link].
:'''Update''' 24 May 2019. A group of records from First World War ICRC records (see above) has been added to findmypast, although exact details were not provided.<ref>[https://blog.findmypast.co.uk/british-armymilitary-recordsarmy-ancestorsgerman-genealogyeuropean-rec-2637795508.html Findmypast Friday May 24th [2019<nowiki>]</nowiki>]</ref> It appears possible to search by regiment, which isn't possible in the original ICRC records.
* Also see [[British Army#WW1 Casualty Lists|WW1 Casualty Lists]], above.
