FindMyPast has not helped by blocking my account with them as they insist I have used up my monthly research file allowance. After a strong email to them they have now unblocked my account, it was ridiculous as I was helping them sort out their very bad indexing in the ‘M’ files in the Japanese Index Cards. Now halfway through the ‘O’s after spending a good month sorting through FMP very dad indexing of those files.
British FEPOWs – The ‘N’s and ‘O’s have been compiled and web pages are written and uploaded. I am now compiling the ‘P’s but these will take longer as there are more problems with FindMyPast files:-
After loads of problems with FindMyPast’s ‘M’ selection of the Japanese Index cards, I have eventually added the ‘M’s within the research pages. I have offered to send FindMyPast a spreadsheet copy of my Index, which has taken me weeks instead of days to compile, thanks to the mess FindMyPast had on their site, but have not had a reply. They even banned my usage twice for 24 hours each time, as they said I was overstepping researching their site. If they had compiled the Index correct, I would not have to go through all their images of the cards in WO 345/36, writing a correct index myself. But it is now within the FEPOW Family ‘Research’ after a lot of headbanging this end I am now up to compiling the ‘N’s:-
Added a page in the Roll of Honour for Thomas, in the ‘Site Memorial’ section:-
http://www.roll-of-honour.org.uk/f/html/ford-thomas.htm
Information
Hell Ship
Hiroshima 6B
COFEPOW Liberation Questionnaire
KEW:- WO 361/2009, WO 392/24, WO 345/18, WO 361/1982, WO 361/1977,
Added page for Douglas in the Roll of Honour, ‘Site Memorial’ section:-
http://www.roll-of-honour.org.uk/l/html/lippard-douglas.htm
Information
Pip Kelleway
Japanese Transport
Tokyo 13B
Southend-on-Sea FEPOWs
KEW:- WO 361/1504, WO 361/1745, WO 361/1970, WO 345/1, WO 361/2061, WO 361/2177, WO 361/2025, WO 367/3, WO 361/2070, WO 361/2070,
Added a page for Jack in the Roll of Honour, ‘Site Memorial’ section:-
http://www.roll-of-honour.org.uk/t/html/tole-john.htm
Information
KEW:- WO 361/2170, WO 361/2005, WO 361/1985, WO 392/26, WO 361/2064, WO 392/26,
Added a page in the Roll of Honour for Henry in the ‘Site Memorial’ section:-
http://www.roll-of-honour.org.uk/t/html/tavendale-henry-alexander.htm
Information
COFEPOW Liberation Questionnaire
KEW:- WO 345/50, WO 361/1254, WO 361/1967, WO 392/26,
Up to ‘M’s but the Japanese index Cards which I am using are in a mess. It is taking a lot of sorting out. Up till now I have just over 30,000 names in the database and up to ‘L’s on the web site. There are just over 28,000 more to add:-
British FEPOW ‘L’s now compiled and web pages uploaded:-
