Hi, Iam looking for a William Alfred Cooper who was in the Merchant Navy, and was taken prisioner for most of the second world war, if they anywhere i can look for info on him
Sorry - no disrespect or anything but I had to look at the thread title twice - I thought initially it was an invite to another native American group meeting
I can confirm the details in Hugh's post.
PORT HOBART was sunk by the German Pocket Battleship ADMIRAL SCHEER on the 24/November 1940 off Bermuda whilst on a voyage Liverpool to NZ.
Milag Nord was the main Merchant Navy German Prisoner of War camp.
There is an excellent article on the conditions at Milag Nord in the Issue 137 of the magazine, "After The Battle." www.afterthebattle.com should get you a copy.
There are also several books on the subject In particular one by Gabe Thomas. Just Google Milag Nord
There is a file in the National Archives http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/...ight=,PORT,HOBART&accessmethod=0&Summary=True
I doubt it will contain much information other than a list of those taken prisoner from the PORT HOBART.
Just to say a big thank you to everybody who help me i didnt know where to start(A)
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