2587674 Lance-Corporal John Ronald CAMERON, Royal Corps of Signals attached 201 Guards Brigade: POW

Date of Enlistment: 1 Sep 1939
Army Number: 2587674
Rank: Lance-Corporal
Name: John Ronald CAMERON
Unit: Royal Corps of Signals attached 201 Guards Brigade

Date of Birth: 1 Dec 1919
Place of Birth:


POW Number:
Date of Capture: 20 Jun 1942
Place of Capture: Tobruk

• Army Number Block Allocations
• Royal Corps of Signals 2303001 - 2604000

 

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

1. No. 2587674
RANK - L/CPL
SURNAME - CAMERON
CHRISTIAN NAMES - JOHN RONALD
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 201 GDS BDE. SIGNALS

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - INDEPENDENT BRIGADE

4. DATE OF BIRTH - DECEMBER 1st 1919

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - SEPT. 1st 1939

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - ADVERTISING (STUDENT)

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 20 HORWOOD AVENUE, DERBY

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - TOBRUK JUNE 20 1942

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
PG 87 P.M. 3300 BENEVENTO 8/8/42 - 5/11/42
PG 52 P.M. 3300 MACERATA 12/11/42 - 19/9/43
STALAG IVB MUHLBERG 21/9/43 - 23/4/45


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
MALARIA CONDITIONS OF CAMP 4 WEEKS

12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
ONLY AFTER 3 WEEKS, WHEN BRITISH M.O. ARRIVED


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2587674
RANK - L/CPL
SURNAME - CAMERON
CHRISTIAN NAMES - JOHN RONALD


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).
YES BY ADJUTANT
( 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).
-

4. ESCAPES attempted:
Did yo 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?)
-

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.)
-

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).
-

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 27/5/45
Signature J R Cameron