3rd Bn Prisoners of War

This list is taken from a type-written seven page list in the museum’s archives entitled “Prisoner’s of War in Germany – QOR Members, 3rd Battalion”. The first page is missing. Despite the title, this seems more of a 3rd Bn list than a list of QOR members in the 3rd Battalion as a number had no militia experience when they enlisted or they served with other regiments.

There is no indication as to when the list was created although it may have been during the war as it includes barrack, lager and prisoner numbers which may have been used for sending mail and parcels. Some names have been written in as additions. Note also that It only includes enlisted men.

Regimental #, Name, Prison Camp

  1. 9649 Blake, A.G. – Soltau, Hanover
  2. 10013 Comins, Corporal Ernest – ?
  3. 9178 Caldwell, Robert – Soltau, Hanover
  4. 9177 Clark, Fred – Giessen, Hessen
  5. 9185 Cross, Charles – Soltau, Hanover
  6. 10014 Cully, Private Thomas – Alten Grabow (from pers records)
  7. 9666 Davey, Corporal Charles – Gilten, Soltau, Hanover
  8. 9663 Dearman, Henry – Soltau, Hanover
  9. 9662 Dent, Robert – Giessen, Hessen
  10. 9189 Donnelly, Thomas – Giessen, Hessen
  11. 10117 Eakins, F.C. – Giessen, Hessen
  12. 9192 Elliott, William – Soltau, Hanover [3rd Bn 193]
  13. Farnell, James – Giessen, Hessen
  14. 9670 Fitzwalters, W.J. – Soltau, Hanover
  15. 10121 Fletcher, Lance Corporal W.G – Soltau, Hanover
  16. 9782 Foster, Arthur – Giessen, Hessen
  17. 9674 Franks, Herbert. – Giessen, Hessen
  18. 9675 Freeman, H.G. – Giessen, Hessen
  19. 10088 Gamble, Frederick – Soltau, Hanover
  20. 9679 Germon, James John – Giessen, Hessen
  21. 9791 Gibb, Alexander. – Soltau, Hanover
  22. 9681 Harland, Sergeant Arthur – Kottbus
  23. 10129 Harrington, Stanley Reuben – Giessen, Hessen
  24. 9207 Hogan, Corporal John – Giessen, Hessen
  25. 9211 Hunt, Herbert – Friedberg, Hessen
  26. 9206 Hewitt, Lance Corporal John Thompson – ?
  27. 9215 Jackson, Ralph – Soltau, Hanover
  28. 9328 Jeffries, Corporal Victor Albert – Soltau, Hanover
  29. 9683 Kennedy, Corporal John – Soltau, Hanover
  30. 9219 King, Robert J. – Celle, Hanover
  31. 9220 Langford W. – Celle, Hanover
  32. 9160 Lorsch, Sergeant F.D. – Giessen, Hessen
  33. 10210 Lyall, Sergeant C.R. – Soltau, Hanover
  34. 10142 Lyon, Louie – Soltau, Hanover
  35. 10152 Mead, F.W. – Soltau, Hanover
  36. 9695 Meares, James – Giessen, Hessen
  37. 9699 Morris, Sergeant Henry – Soltau, Hanover
  38. 9700 Moultin, Richard – Celle, Hanover
  39. 9472 McGivern, J. – Dulmen, Westfalen
  40. 9635 MacIntyre, Str. Br. L. – Giessen, Hessen
  41. 10159 Oliver, A. Wm. – Coln
  42. 9711 Penfold, Edwin – Soltau, Hanover
  43. 9280 Philip, Pioneer F.P. – Giessen, Hessen
  44. 9710 Pillar, F. – Soltau, Hanover
  45. 9706 Pound, George – Celle, Hanover
  46. 9627 Rainbow, Corporal H. – Soltau, Hanover
  47. 10162 Ridout, Thomas – Giessen, Hessen
  48. 9721 Saunders, George – Hameln, Hanover
  49. 9723 Scott, John – Giessen, Hessen
  50. 9157 Slatter, Sergeant Albert – Soltau, Hanover
  51. 9722 Smith, Basil – Giessen, Hessen
  52. 10167 Smith, Oscar – Soltau, Hanover
  53. 9717 Spadesman, George – Soltau, Hanover
  54. 10172 Sutherland, Wm. – Celle, Hanover
  55. 9832 Sloane, Corporal Arthur John – ?
  56. 9725 Taylor, Charles – Giessen, Hessen
  57. 8252 Taylor, Sidney – Celle, Hanover
  58. 9730 Taylor, Thomas – Altmark, Sachsen
  59. 9151 Thomson, Sergeant Major A.E. – Giessen, Hessen
  60. 10173 Thornton, T – Paderborn, Westfalen
  61. 9256 Tilley, F.W. – Soltau, Hanover
  62. 10174 Tunstead, R.F. – Soltau, Hanover
  63. 9728 Tejnan, Sam P. – Soltau, Hanover
  64. 9840 Tindale, William Oacus [GGBG] –
  65. ? 9266 Wallwork, Corporal S. – Soltau, Hanover
  66. 10081 Weller, Sergeant George – Soltau, Hanover
  67. 9261 White, N.D. – Giessen, Hessen
  68. 9264 Wolstenholme, Charles J. [3yrs QOR] – Soltau, Hanover

One thought on “3rd Bn Prisoners of War”

  1. This is just a partial list of 3rd Bn POW’s. Comins svc no. 10013 was taken POW at St Julien with my Grandfather Thos. Cully svc no. 10014. They stood side by side at that battle. They were flanked. Cully was seriously wounded and picked up for dead days later. He followed a different path than his pal Comins. Cully’s wounds were debilitating enough that he was repatriated through Switzerland in 1917. Geo Saunders svc no. 9721 SON, visited the QOR off’s Mess on many occasions as a guest of Gen Pitts.

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