COFEPOW - Children of Far East Prisoners of War

COFEPOW is a Registered Charity ( Reg. No. 1074474) dedicated to perpetuating the memory of the Far East Prisoners of War and advancing knowledge of the suffering endured and sacrifices made by them during their years of captivity in World War II.
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On December 16th 1994 an article in a local newspaper made an incredible impact on one woman who read it, so much so that three years later it brought about the beginning of COFEPOW .

Read more about how COFEPOW was formed

COFEPOW ON-LINE DATABASE

COFEPOW is creating an on-line database and the long-term expectation is to provide easily accessible information on every British FEPOW and his/her captivity.
The information will be obtained from the National Archives and other sources.
This project is a massive undertaking which is still in its infancy stage.

To obtain more information, see progress to date and access the database
Please CLICK HERE

RESEARCH ADVICE CENTRE
For information to assist your research
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You can also access articles, stories, links and more by clicking on the buttons on the left-hand side of this page.

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Whatever your reason for browsing through the pages of this web site, please remember that we are a purely voluntary organisation. We have succeeded in raising the necessary funding to open the permanent 'FEPOW Memorial Building' at the National Memorial Arboretum but still need funds for future maintenance and for expanding research and archival facilities.

If you have found our web site or us helpful in any way, you may wish to show your appreciation by sending a donation to help us build a better web site and maintain the building which houses the story of the Far East Prisoners of War.Would you please send us a donation as your way of saying Thank You. Every little helps!

Cheques should be made payable to COFEPOW and sent to :-
Mrs. Carol Cooper, COFEPOW, 20 Burgh Road, Gorleston, GREAT YARMOUTH, Norfolk, NR31 8BE, United Kingdom

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RECENT ARTICLE ADDITIONS TO THE COFEPOW WEBSITE

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To lose loved ones is painful, particularly when they felt so much torment as FEPOWs.

A part of our site is now dedicated to their memory. Please click on the wreath below to visit the remembrance page

All material, including maps, photographs, drawings etc on this site is the copyright of COFEPOW or those people who have kindly contributed to help our cause.

We are happy for material on the COFEPOW site to be used by schools or for research purposes provided reference is made to its source and/or the owner. No material can be used on another site without permission.

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