127211 Captain Hugh Temple TATE, Royal Army Medical Corps: POW

Army Number: 127211
Rank: Captain
Name: Hugh Temple TATE, MBE, MB
Unit: Royal Army Medical Corps


London Gazette : 24 April 1940
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ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS.
The undermentioned to be Lts.: —
11th Mar. 1940: —
Hugh Temple TATE, M.B. (127211).

London Gazette : 21 February 1946
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The KING has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotion in, and appointments, to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, in recognition of gallant and distinguished services while prisoners of war: —
To be Additional Members of the Military Division of the said Most Excellent Order: —
Captain Hugh Temple TATE, M.B. (127211), Royal Army Medical Corps.

London Gazette : 16 January 1954
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/40074/supplement/373/data.pdf
ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS.
Lt (War Subs. Capt.) Hugh Temple TATE, M.B.E., M.B. (127211), from Emerg. Commn., to be Capt., 13th Oct. 1953, with seniority 21st April 1946.

 

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Reference: WO 416/354/187
Description:
Name: Hugh Temple Tate.
Date of Birth: 13/08/1908.
Place of Birth: Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.
Service: British Army.
Rank: First Lieutenant or Captain.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Royal Army Medical Corps.
Service Number: [127211].
Date of Capture: 20/05/1940.
Theatre of Capture: Albert.
Camp Name/Number: Oflag IXA Spangenberg.
PoW number: 570.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 3.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

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

1. No. - 127211
RANK - Captain
SURNAME - TATE
CHRISTIAN NAMES - HUGH TEMPLE
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - R.A.M.C.

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - August 13th 1908

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - March 11th 1940

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - Medical Profession

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - Chesterfield Road, MANSFIELD, Notts.

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - Doullens, 20th May 1940

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
OFLAG IX A SPANGENBURG DEC 40 - APRIL 41
STALAG IX C BAD SULZA APRIL 41 - OCTOBER 41
OFLAG VI B WARBURG NOV 41 - SEPT 42
OFLAG VII B EICHSTÄTT SEPT 42 - DEC 42
STALAG 383 REGENSBURG DEC 42 - AUG 43
STALAG XI A ALTENGRABOW DEC 43 - MAY 1945


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
NO

12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
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GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. - 127211
RANK - Captain
SURNAME - TATE
CHRISTIAN NAMES - Hugh Temple


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).
NO
( 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?)
October 1941. From HILDBURGHAUSEN hospital.
Sgt. CAMPBELL. Captured by Foresters. Was physical fit. My companion was captured with me.


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 coming under this title.)
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GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET
(continued)

8. Have you any other matter of any kind you wish to bring to notice?
Captain J.H. GOTLIEB, R.A.M.C. For the 3 weeks preceding May 3rd 1945 acted with extreme energy and initiative in dealing with the Germans for the benefit of prisoners of all nationalities at STALAG XI A ALTENGRABOW. He bullied & threatened with their lives to Stalag officials and greatly ameliorate the worst abuse, stopping a march from the camp, organising the evacuation of the ?Lager by establishing communication with the American Forces. He obtained food & clothing from the Germans, at a time when many were suffering from starvation by similar methods of threatening & bullying.


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 9/5/45
Signature HT Tate, Capt.

 

See also:

• 231199 Lieutenant Joseph GOTTLIEB, MiD, RAMC: POW - Possibly same RAMC officer mentioned in Capt Tate's Questionnaire
  
• 2722673 Guardsman Harold George BEARMAN, 1 Irish Guards: PoW - Mentioned in Part II, Question 8
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