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Title: WW1 William Bromley
Post by: wolves on Monday 15 February 21 17:40 GMT (UK)

 WW1 William Bromley 9146
I'm looking to whether he was a POW.
He joined the south staffs regiment in 1912 and was sent to the front with BEF in 1914 and was injured in 1915
Any help much appreciated
Regards Paul

Title: Re: WW1 William Bromley
Post by: ShaunJ on Monday 15 February 21 19:45 GMT (UK)

Repatriated 17/2/1915 https://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/File/Details/1109220/3/2/

Title: Re: WW1 William Bromley
Post by: wolves on Monday 15 February 21 20:00 GMT (UK)

Thankyou
Does this mean that he was repatriated back home as a POW or as a wounded soldier

Title: Re: WW1 William Bromley
Post by: ShaunJ on Monday 15 February 21 20:21 GMT (UK)

Both. If you check the newspaper reports you will see that he was included in an exchange of PoWs who were unfit for further service.

Title: Re: WW1 William Bromley
Post by: wolves on Monday 15 February 21 20:35 GMT (UK)

OK thanks for the info, how do i find newspaper reports

Title: Re: WW1 William Bromley
Post by: ShaunJ on Monday 15 February 21 21:18 GMT (UK)

Contemporary newspaper reports can be found on BNA and FindMyPast. I searched for Bromley 9146.

https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/

https://www.findmypast.co.uk/

Title: Re: WW1 William Bromley
Post by: wolves on Monday 15 February 21 21:20 GMT (UK)

Brilliant thanks for your time