2738028 Lance-Corporal Reginald C A PAISLEY, 3 Welsh Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 25 April 1941
Army Number: 2738028
Rank: Lance-Corporal
Name: Reginald C A PAISLEY
Unit: 3 Welsh Guards

Date of Birth: 12 July 1911
Place of Birth: Port Talbot

Date of Capture: 17 February 1944
Place of Capture: Italy

POW Number: 141838
POW Camps: Laterina, Stalag VIIA, Stalag XIA, Stalag 357

 

Name: Reginald Paisley . Date of Birth: 12/07/1911 . Place of Birth: Port Talbot . ... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/280/252
Name: Reginald Paisley.
Date of Birth: 12/07/1911.
Place of Birth: Port Talbot.
Service: [British Army].
Rank: [Lance Corporal].
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [The Welch Regiment]. sic
Service Number: 2738028.
Date of Capture: 15/02/1944.
Theatre of Capture: Italy.
Camp Name/Number: Stalag XIA Altengrabow.
PoW number: 141838.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 1.
Number of Fingerprints: 1.
Number of X-rays: 1.
Number of Cards: 4.

 

PART I.
GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE FOR BRITISH/AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR.

1. No. 2738028
RANK - L/CPL.
SURNAME - PAISLEY
CHRISTIAN NAMES - REGINALD C. A.
DECORATIONS - NORTH AFRICAN STAR 1st ARMY [Africa Star]

2. UNIT (ARMY) - WELSH GUARDS

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - 6th ARMOURED DIV.

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 12/7/1911

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 25/4/41

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - CRANE DRIVER

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 29 CARADOC STREET, TAIBACH, PORT TALBOT, GLAM. S. WALES

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - ITALY 17.2.44

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - YES

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
LATERINA ITALY 24/2/44 - 16/3/44
[STALAG] 7A GERMANY 19/3/44 - 26/3/44
[STALAG] XIA GERMANY 28/3/44 - 12/2/45
[STALAG] 357 GERMANY 14/2/45 - 16/4/45


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
NO

12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
WOUND / ENEMY ACTION / FEB. 17/44 TO AUG./44

12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
YES


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2738028
RANK - L/CPL
SURNAME - PAISLEY
CHRISTIAN NAMES - REGINALD C. A.


2. LECTURES before Capture:
( a ) Were you lectured in your unit on how to behave the event of capture? (State where, when and by whom).
COMPANY COMMANDER ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS
( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom.
No

3. INTERROGATION after capture:
Were you specially interrogated by the enemy? (State where, when and methods employed by enemy).
No

4. ESCAPES attempted:
Did you make any attempted or partly successful escapes? (Give details of each attempt accurately, stating where, when, method employed, names of your companions, wherein when recaptured and by whom. Were you physically fit? What happened to your companions?)
No

5. SABOTAGE
Did you do any sabotage or destruction of enemy factory plant, war material, communications, etc, when employed on working-parties or during escape? (Give details, places and dates.)
No

6. COLLABORATION with enemy:
Do you know of any British or American personnel who collaborated with the enemy or in any way helped the enemy agains other Allied Prisoners of War? (Give details, names of persons concerned, camps, dates and nature of collaboration or help given to enemy).
No

7. WAR CRIMES
If you have any information or evidence of bad treatment by the enemy to yourself or to others, or knowledge of any enemy violation of Geneva Convention you should ask for a copy of "Form Q" on which to make your statement.
(NOTE: Form Q is a separate form inviting information on "War Crimes" and describes the kind of offences coning under this title.)



GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET
(continued)

8. Have you any other matter of any kind you wish to bring to notice?
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SECURITY UNDERTAKING
I fully realise that all information relating the matters covered by the questions in Part II. are of a highly secret and official nature.

I have had explained to me and fully understand that under Defence Regulations or U.S.A.R. 380-5 I am forbidden to publish or communicate any information concerning these matters.

Date 29/4/45
Signature R. Paisley