Questions:
Which British forces were stationed in Prenzlau January/February 1946?
Which part of the British Army did he belong to?
Was he a patient at the military hospital?
If it was a Red Army hospital, there may be records in Moscow. Are there any local historians of Prenzlau who could give you more information about the town in 1945/6, the hospital and the occupying forces?
Did the East German state take over the hospital?
Are there any records locally or in Berlin?
Was he a patient at the military hospital?
If it was a Red Army hospital, there may be records in Moscow. Are there any local historians of Prenzlau who could give you more information about the town in 1945/6, the hospital and the occupying forces?
Did the East German state take over the hospital?
Are there any records locally or in Berlin?
Is Harry just a nickname?
What's his surname?
Is he still alive?
Where is Harry?
Is there family I don't know of?
1) look for death notices of RAF veterans in the UK
2) try to find out which RAF regiments served in or around the area in 1945 - some of these groups hold annual "reunions" - see if you can send a copy of the photo to them to identify;
3) continue to use social media the way you are using it . . . someone is likely to see the photo . . .
4) Check UK newspapers from early 1945 (findmypast.co.uk) - sometimes there were mentions that a soldier was shot down or held as a prisoner of war
5) y-DNA Test of my father
Tasks:
2) try to find out which RAF regiments served in or around the area in 1945 - some of these groups hold annual "reunions" - see if you can send a copy of the photo to them to identify;
3) continue to use social media the way you are using it . . . someone is likely to see the photo . . .
4) Check UK newspapers from early 1945 (findmypast.co.uk) - sometimes there were mentions that a soldier was shot down or held as a prisoner of war
5) y-DNA Test of my father
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If you know where your grandmother was living would any neighbours perhaps remember information or did she have a close friend to confide in?
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