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Four Long Years: a WWII POW’s experience

With the approaching 80th anniversary of VE Day marking the end of World War II in sight, join us for an in-depth look at the PoW experience. This talk includes a personal account of a young RAF observer incarcerated following having being shot down on his first mission.

Speaker(s)

Gill Thomas

Gill Thomas

Gill Thomas has a background in History, took her B.A at the University College Cardiff and has a Postgraduate Certificate in Genealogical Studies at the University of Strathclyde. She is the owner of ‘Who What Where Research Services’ and is based in London. She is the outgoing Chair and a Member of AGRA (Association of Genealogists & Researchers in Archives).

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