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? - 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