[Franz von Werra]

During my recent visit to the National Archives I stumbled on a JAG file concerning the shooting of a British POW in Tuscany while I was looking for something else. This prompted me to take up another "cold case" which I came across years ago: the murder of an RAF officer.

In this case the area is different (nowhere near the frontline, in fact it was the heart of the Salo Republic). I understand that before he died, the officer gave his rank and name as RAF Wing Commander George Wilson. The murder is to be dated back to 1944.

None of the entries found in the CWGC website matches the rank of this serviceman. And the National Archives seem to hold no record of a possible JAG proceeding on him.

To complicate things even further, nothing is known about his Squadron or place of capture (Africa? Italy?) captivity (there were several POW camps in the area) or actual nationality (he might even have been a South African or a New Zealander).

But he might still be buried in the town nearest to the murder spot.

So what should I do?