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
- 9649 Blake, A.G. – Soltau, Hanover
- 10013 Comins, Corporal Ernest – ?
- 9178 Caldwell, Robert – Soltau, Hanover
- 9177 Clark, Fred – Giessen, Hessen
- 9185 Cross, Charles – Soltau, Hanover
- 10014 Cully, Private Thomas – Alten Grabow (from pers records)
- 9666 Davey, Corporal Charles – Gilten, Soltau, Hanover
- 9663 Dearman, Henry – Soltau, Hanover
- 9662 Dent, Robert – Giessen, Hessen
- 9189 Donnelly, Thomas – Giessen, Hessen
- 10117 Eakins, F.C. – Giessen, Hessen
- 9192 Elliott, William – Soltau, Hanover [3rd Bn 193]
- Farnell, James – Giessen, Hessen
- 9670 Fitzwalters, W.J. – Soltau, Hanover
- 10121 Fletcher, Lance Corporal W.G – Soltau, Hanover
- 9782 Foster, Arthur – Giessen, Hessen
- 9674 Franks, Herbert. – Giessen, Hessen
- 9675 Freeman, H.G. – Giessen, Hessen
- 10088 Gamble, Frederick – Soltau, Hanover
- 9679 Germon, James John – Giessen, Hessen
- 9791 Gibb, Alexander. – Soltau, Hanover
- 9681 Harland, Sergeant Arthur – Kottbus
- 10129 Harrington, Stanley Reuben – Giessen, Hessen
- 9207 Hogan, Corporal John – Giessen, Hessen
- 9211 Hunt, Herbert – Friedberg, Hessen
- 9206 Hewitt, Lance Corporal John Thompson – ?
- 9215 Jackson, Ralph – Soltau, Hanover
- 9328 Jeffries, Corporal Victor Albert – Soltau, Hanover
- 9683 Kennedy, Corporal John – Soltau, Hanover
- 9219 King, Robert J. – Celle, Hanover
- 9220 Langford W. – Celle, Hanover
- 9160 Lorsch, Sergeant F.D. – Giessen, Hessen
- 10210 Lyall, Sergeant C.R. – Soltau, Hanover
- 10142 Lyon, Louie – Soltau, Hanover
- 10152 Mead, F.W. – Soltau, Hanover
- 9695 Meares, James – Giessen, Hessen
- 9699 Morris, Sergeant Henry – Soltau, Hanover
- 9700 Moultin, Richard – Celle, Hanover
- 9472 McGivern, J. – Dulmen, Westfalen
- 9635 MacIntyre, Str. Br. L. – Giessen, Hessen
- 10159 Oliver, A. Wm. – Coln
- 9711 Penfold, Edwin – Soltau, Hanover
- 9280 Philip, Pioneer F.P. – Giessen, Hessen
- 9710 Pillar, F. – Soltau, Hanover
- 9706 Pound, George – Celle, Hanover
- 9627 Rainbow, Corporal H. – Soltau, Hanover
- 10162 Ridout, Thomas – Giessen, Hessen
- 9721 Saunders, George – Hameln, Hanover
- 9723 Scott, John – Giessen, Hessen
- 9157 Slatter, Sergeant Albert – Soltau, Hanover
- 9722 Smith, Basil – Giessen, Hessen
- 10167 Smith, Oscar – Soltau, Hanover
- 9717 Spadesman, George – Soltau, Hanover
- 10172 Sutherland, Wm. – Celle, Hanover
- 9832 Sloane, Corporal Arthur John – ?
- 9725 Taylor, Charles – Giessen, Hessen
- 8252 Taylor, Sidney – Celle, Hanover
- 9730 Taylor, Thomas – Altmark, Sachsen
- 9151 Thomson, Sergeant Major A.E. – Giessen, Hessen
- 10173 Thornton, T – Paderborn, Westfalen
- 9256 Tilley, F.W. – Soltau, Hanover
- 10174 Tunstead, R.F. – Soltau, Hanover
- 9728 Tejnan, Sam P. – Soltau, Hanover
- 9840 Tindale, William Oacus [GGBG] –
- ? 9266 Wallwork, Corporal S. – Soltau, Hanover
- 10081 Weller, Sergeant George – Soltau, Hanover
- 9261 White, N.D. – Giessen, Hessen
- 9264 Wolstenholme, Charles J. [3yrs QOR] – Soltau, Hanover
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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