I've just begun to try and trace my father's family and would love to hear from anyone that can help or advise me in my search. My father was Augusts Strazdins and he was born on 28 August 1918 in Riga. He was bought up by his grandparents who were farmers but I dont know where.I think it may have been outside Riga.
All I know about his parents are that his father (my grandfather) was an Officer in the latvian army and that they lived in Riga.
During WW2 my father was displaced and came to the UK. He asked the Red Cross to help find his parents when he arrived in the UK. However he was told by the Red Cross they had died in camps in Siberia but the Red Cross did not know which camp.
Any help or information on where I could search for records would be great.